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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Black-naped monarch
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A wild and scenic scene
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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Welcome to the Alien Egg Hatchery
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Tibetan New Year
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A good time in the Badlands
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International Polar Bear Day
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Hen Galan
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Joan charges Riverside Park
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Nesting season for the leatherbacks
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Black History Month
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A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
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The circular castle of Cornwall
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Arrr! Can you talk like a pirate?
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Belgium celebrates its independence
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Feeling crabby?
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The birth of Bauhaus
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Diamond Beach, Iceland
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World of WearableArt Awards
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World Honey Bee Day
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Alaska moose
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Happy Thanksgiving
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Celebrating 30 years of eye-opening images
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Cue up the tango music
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Exploring the Pearl of the Atlantic
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Celebrating Panama s independence
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It’s National Walk to Work Day
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Lunar eclipse
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Tortula moss, Netherlands
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Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park, California
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