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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A day for our oceans
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Behold the blood moon
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Antarctica Day
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Let us introduce you…
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Dog days of summer
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Take me to the river
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To Roswell, and beyond!
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Oymyakon, Russia
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A house of grand scale(s)
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A storied trail marks a century
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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The Great Blue Hole, Belize
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It s ∞ Day!
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A peek at an explosive peak
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Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
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Overlooking the Douro
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Bonsai Rock, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
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In Texas, even the riverbend is big
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The wild heart of Tasmania
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The Unfinished Obelisk near Aswan, Egypt
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Rock formations at Sedona, Arizona
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A summertime light show
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National Park Week begins
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Happy trails for the 21st century
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Veterans Day
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Embracing the cold
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A bull, some flowers, and a stratovolcano
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Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
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World Rainforest Day
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