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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The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
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Native American Heritage Day
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Jane’s Carousel delights
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Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
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It s fair season
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Staring down winter
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National Aviation Day
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Joshua Tree National Park
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Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
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It s National Mushroom Month!
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Cherry blossoms at East Lake Cherry Blossom Park, Wuhan, China
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In memory of those lost
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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A crush in Lavaux
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Springtime in the Mediterranean
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Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
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Happy Easter from the ‘peeps’ at Bing
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Space is for everyone
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Earth Day
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Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
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Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire, England
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Harvest season begins
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Spring equinox
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Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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May the Fourth be with you…
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Black History Month
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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Goðafoss waterfall, Iceland
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Welcome to El Cervantino
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Adorably evolutionary sea sheep
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