Though the coastal Namib Desert begins in the southwest of Angola, and creeps into South Africa, the largest stretch of the Namib makes up the coastline of Namibia. Parts of the Namib rise in steep elevation, while the northern portion is often shrouded in thick fog rolling off the Atlantic. The fog over the region called the Skeleton Coast is responsible for numerous shipwrecks, but the moisture it brings into the harsh desert landscape is crucial to the flora and fauna that thrive here.
Is that a face in the sand?
Today in History
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International Museum Day
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Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
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Rice terraces of Mù Cang Chải, Yên Bái province, Vietnam
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The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
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To the 155th on the 155th
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Happy Panda Day!
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Loud waters
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands
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Happy Pi Day!
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Gauchos showcase Argentina’s independent spirit
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Harvest season begins
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World Population Day
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To Roswell, and beyond!
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Hanging out on a limb
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Let’s talk fossils
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Midnight sun
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April Fools Day
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Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
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Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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Jeju Island, South Korea
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At the shore of an inland sea
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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Northern coast of Colombia
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Lupine fields, Snæfellsnes, Iceland
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Mangrove Conservation Day
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Vinh Hy Bay, Vietnam
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The scene of a literary crime
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Summertime in Alaska
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