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mountains, and are essentially dry when they reach the Namib
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along the coast. It has less than 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain annually and is almost completely barren. Besides rain being scarce, it is also unpredictable. Western Namib gets less rain (5 mm) than eastern Namib (85 mm). This is due to several factors. Winds coming from the Indian
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and is mostly flat, although some scenic canyons and elevations are found in some areas, for example in the Moon Valley system. While most of the soil is rocky, sand dunes are still occasionally found in this region; for example, sand dunes occupy much of the coastline between Walvis Bay and
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River) comprises a vast dune sea with some of the tallest and most spectacular dunes in the world, ranging in color from pink to vivid orange. In the
Sossusvlei area, several dunes exceed 300 meters (1,000 feet) in height. The complexity and regularity of dune patterns in its
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dunes in China. Temperatures along the coast are stable and generally range between 9–20 °C (48–68 °F) annually, while temperatures further inland are variable—summer daytime temperatures can exceed 45 °C (113 °F) while nights can be freezing.
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near the coast, while gravel plains and scattered mountain outcrops occur further inland. The sand dunes, some of which are 300 metres (980 ft) high and span 32 kilometres (20 mi) long, are the second-largest in the world after the
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Garzanti, Eduardo; Andò, Sergio; Vezzoli, Giovanni; Lustrino, Michele; Boni, Maria; Vermeesch, Pieter (2012). "Petrology of the Namib Sand Sea: Long-distance transport and compositional variability in the wind-displaced Orange Delta".
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Stone, A. E. C.; Thomas, D. S. G. (2013-06-01). "Casting new light on late
Quaternary environmental and palaeohydrological change in the Namib Desert: A review of the application of optically stimulated luminescence in the region".
559:(west) to the Namib Escarpment (east). It is about 1,600 km (1,000 mi) long from north to south and its east–west width varies from 50 to 160 kilometres (30 to 100 miles). To the north, the desert leads into the
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create a fog belt that frequently envelops parts of the desert. Coastal regions can experience more than 180 days of thick fog a year. While this has proved a major hazard to ships—more than a thousand wrecks litter the
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and other small animals that live on little water, although larger animals inhabit the northern regions. Near the coast, the cold ocean water is rich in fishery resources and supports populations of
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lick humidity from stones. Gemsboks (also known as the South
African oryx) can raise the temperature of their bodies to 40 °C in the hottest hours of the day. The desert is also home to
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with local help and send the pelts of the lambs to Europe for use in fur coats. Most of the rest of the desert is set aside for conservation. A vast portion of the desert, called the
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conditions for roughly 55–80 million years, the Namib may be the oldest desert in the world and contains some of the world's driest regions, with only western South
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into the desert are a regular phenomenon along the coast, and much of the life cycle of animals and plants in the Namib relies on these fogs as the main source of water.
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Stone, A. E. C. (2013-06-01). "Age and dynamics of the Namib Sand Sea: A review of chronological evidence and possible landscape development models".
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have different methods of collecting water droplets from morning fog; they are collectively known as "fog beetles". For example, one beetle,
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that cause humidity from the morning fogs to condense into droplets, which roll down the beetle's back to its mouth. Another beetle, the
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in the central region. Owing to its antiquity, the Namib may be home to more
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Hamilton III, William J. (September 1983). "The Living Sands of the Namib".
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than any other desert in the world. Most of the desert wildlife is
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1833:"Toto forever: Africa to play 'for all eternity' in Namib desert"
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Seely, Mary; Henschel, Joh R.; Hamilton III, William J. (2005).
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The Namib's aridity is caused by the descent of dry air of the
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in the Namib and take them from waterhole to waterhole. A few
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and shorebirds, which serve as prey for the Skeleton Coast's
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The Namib desert is an important location for the mining of
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are found in the desert. The prominent attraction is the
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of the plant develops into a flat, concave disc in age.
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1884:"Namib-Naukluft National Park (Official GANP Park Page)"
1860:"Namib Naukluft Park - A park of contrasts and extremes"
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and highly adapted to the specific climate of the area.
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are found in coastal areas, while grasses, shrubs, and
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that originate offshore from the collision of the cold
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basins, without reaching the sea. The Swakop and the
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1958:. Vol. 164, no. 3. pp. 364–376.
1912:The Namib: Natural History of an Ancient Desert
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1698:"'Fairy circles' of Africa baffle scientists"
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539:The Namib Desert is one of the 500 distinct
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1502:"A mystery in the world's oldest desert"
1291:Geomorphological Landscapes of the World
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1987:"Dune Patterns, Namib Desert, Namibia"
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1671:"Enigma of Namibia's 'fairy circles'"
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2010:Namib Naukluft Park photo gallery
1937:(2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press.
1526:World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
1316:Journal of African Earth Sciences
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839:The Namib fauna mostly comprises
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1935:Historical Dictionary of Namibia
1729:South African Journal of Science
1336:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.02.003
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3071:World Heritage Sites in Namibia
1696:Pinkstone, Joe (30 July 2020).
1575:10.1016/j.earscirev.2012.02.008
1500:Schoenbach, Kate (9 May 2020).
1446:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2023.104320
1212:when Atacama turned hyper-arid.
543:provinces of the South African
376:The desert geology consists of
1611:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.01.009
921:Before the 20th century, some
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1466:Nicholson, Sharon E. (2011).
3076:Namib-Naukluft National Park
1591:Journal of Arid Environments
1179:Animals Are Beautiful People
1071:Namib-Naukluft National Park
1019:Namib-Naukluft National Park
713:that can be found along the
436:Namib-Naukluft National Park
1532:WildWorld Ecoregion Profile
1433:Global and Planetary Change
80:1,600 km (990 mi)
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1907:, January 1992, pp. 54–85.
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228:Natural: vii, viii, ix, x
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27:Desert in Southern Africa
1765:"Namib | desert, Africa"
30:Not to be confused with
3066:Physiographic provinces
3056:Afrotropical ecoregions
3051:Deserts of South Africa
2105:List of deserts by area
1769:Encyclopedia Britannica
1401:"Namib desert (AT1315)"
1244:Oxford University Press
1186:List of deserts by area
1011:" by the American band
929:for water. Today, some
913:from the government of
887:Lepidochora discoidalis
551:(north) to the town of
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2687:Gran Desierto de Altar
1991:NASA Earth Observatory
1371:Encyclopedia of Africa
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2727:North American Arctic
1555:Earth-Science Reviews
1407:. World Wildlife Fund
1367:Appiah, Kwame Anthony
1240:UK English Dictionary
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492:Geography and geology
149:24.75194°S 15.27639°E
1864:www.info-namibia.com
1788:Conway-Smith, Erin.
891:Black-backed jackals
2914:Los Médanos de Coro
2662:Channeled scablands
2285:Ramlat al-Sab'atayn
1955:National Geographic
1905:National Geographic
1603:2013JArEn..93...40S
1567:2012ESRv..112..173G
1469:Dryland Climatology
1328:2013JAfES..82...70S
1081:visitor attractions
607:Tropic of Capricorn
383:Badain Jaran Desert
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3046:Deserts of Namibia
2707:Jornada del Muerto
2110:Desert exploration
1997:on 21 October 2005
1888:national-parks.org
1820:. 14 January 2019.
1763:Logan, Richard F.
1363:Gates, Henry Louis
1060:Naukluft Mountains
993:Mad Max: Fury Road
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1380:978-0-19-533770-9
1300:978-90-481-3054-2
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