Namib Desert
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© Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFCPublic Domain
Area
81K km²
Coordinates
-22.0000, 15.0000
Category
deserts
Overview
Oldest desert on Earth, home to the towering red dunes of Sossusvlei.
About
The Namib is a coastal desert in Southern Africa. According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and northwest South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba River in Angola, through Namibia and to the Olifants River in Western Cape, South Africa.
More about Namib Desert
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