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Namibia_065_18-06-07

            Foot of Dune 45.

Nicknamed the world’s oldest desert, the Namib stretches along the coast of Namibia to form one of the most spectacular and richest deserts in the world. 

The Namib's sand sea covers a total area of 13,125 square miles (34,000 square km), and consists mainly of south-north oriented, linear dunes. The dunes, all sharp-crested, are spaced about 1-1.5 miles (1.5-2.5 km) apart, are up to 30 miles (50 km) long, and are on average 525 feet (160 meters) high. Some of the highest Namib dunes, such as the Sossus Vlei, are over 1,280 feet (390 meters) high, and are visible from space. The colours of the dunes range from light yellow-brown on the coast to deep brown further inland to a brick-red in the eastern Namib. These colour differences convey the age of the sand grains: coastal sand particles are younger, and inland particles build up a layer of reddish iron oxide due to oxidation.

Taken in: Namibia / Hardap (show map)

Taken on: June 18, 2007

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namibia

sossusvlei

Namib Naukluft Park

sand

dune

Dune 45

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Sets appears in: • Namibia Jun 2007

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