Namib - in terms of "big business" is the only coastal desert in the world. This is the oldest desert in the world also. This enormous desert extends over 81,000 square kilometers. It covers more than 2,000 kilometers along the Atlantic coast of Angola, Namibia and South Africa.
Although now this desert is not inhabited, in the past there were temporary settlements near the Great Sand Dunes.
This coastal desert is home to many rare and unusual endemic species of flora and fauna, the. With the help of the fog, which survived the only source of water
In 2013, UNESCO declared this Namib Sand Sea as the only coastal desert in the world, have the fog on the great sand dunes.
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Bird view of Namibian dunes
This Desert consists of sandy lake near the coast and the dunes are here so often. Some of them are more than 300 meters in height.
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The long wall
The long wall is a prominent coastal area of the Namib, which runs along the Sperrgebiet in south-western Namibia.
By Brian McMorrow [CC-BY-SA-2.5], via Wikimedia Commons
Namib-Naukluft National Park
This is the largest game reserve in Africa and one of the largest in the world. Most of the park is not easily accessible, but there are a number of famous attractions. The most famous sight is the Sossusvlei.
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Skeleton Coast
Sometimes the whole coast of Namibia is known as the Skeleton Coast, but that's just the northern part of Namibian coast. The name is invented by John Henry Marsh as the title of the book he wrote about the shipwreck of Dunedin Star. Since the book was published in 1994, this coast has been known for that name, and soon it was officially named.
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Zeila shipwreck, Skeleton Coast
The Zeila have in the early morning hours in 25 August 2008 near stranded "The Walle", a popular fishing spot south of Henties Bay.
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Cape Fur Seal Colony of Cape Cross
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Sossusvlei
Sossusvlei is a salt and clay pan surrounded by high red dunes. the name means literally "dead-end sump". This name may also be in the environment, including Dune 45, Deadvlei and Hiddenvlei relate.
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Deadvlei
Deadvlei is a white clay pan in the Namib-Naukluft Park. The name neams "dead marsh". This is the place where the oldest dead trees are found in the world. They died because there was not enough water to survive.
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Sesriem Canyon
This is a canyon that is about a kilometer long and 30 meters deep. It is approximately 4 km from Sesriem settlement. The Sesriem Canyon is only 2 meters wide in some areas and has a section that contains permanent water to use many animals in order to survive.
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