Sesriem Canyon

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Sesriem Canyon
Sesriem Canyon

Sesriem Canyon is situated in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, and was carved through sedimentary rock about two million years ago by the Tsauchab River, the same river that feeds Sossusvlei in times of heavy rain. The canyon is approximately 3 kilometers long and up to 30 meters at its deepest.

The canyon was called Sesriem by early pioneers, who came to the area in search of water for their livestock. To get water up from the deep pools in the bottom of the canyon, they had to tie together a total of six leather thongs to the handle of their bucket before it would reach the bottom. These thongs were called “leer riems” in the Afrikaans language and the word for six in the same language is “ses”. The area became known as Ses Riems, which was later corrupted into English as Sesriem.

Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm at 10mm, aperture of f11, with a 1/100th second exposure.

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Taken on: September 22, 2009
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Camera: Nikon D300, f/11.0, 1/100 sec, 10mm (=15mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D300
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure Time: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length: 10mm (35mm equivalent: 15mm)
ISO: 200
Exposure Bias: +1/3 EV
Flash: No Flash
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Manual
Light Source: Fine Weather
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Nikon Transfer 1.0 W
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