Namib-Naukluft National Park
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The Namib-Naukluft National Park is a national park in western Namibia, situated between the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the edge of the Great Escarpment. It encompasses part of the Namib Desert,
Sand dunes near Sossusvlei
Ancient dunes near Sossusvlei, in the relatively frequently visited center of the national park, accessible by road from Sesriem.
Namib desert beetle, Stenocara gracilipes
High dunes in the Namib desert
Sossusvlei
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Sossusvlei is a salt and clay pan surrounded by high red dunes, located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, in the Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia. The name "Sossusvlei" is often used in
Namib-Naukluft National Park
…the Naukluft mountain range, and the lagoon at Sandwich Harbour. The best-known area of the park and one of the main visitor attractions in Namibia is Sossusvlei, a clay pan surrounded by dunes, and Sesriem, a small canyon of the Tsauchab. The desert research station of Gobabeb is situated within the park. With…
The Sossusvlei pan
Aerial view of Sossusvlei (2017)
Traces in the sand, left by insects and other small animals
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