Earth As Art - Namib Desert, Namibia

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Namib Desert, Namibia
Image taken 8/12/2000

Namib-Naukluft National Park is an ecological preserve in Namibia's vast Namib Desert. Coastal winds create the tallest sand dunes in the world here, with some dunes reaching 980 feet (300 meters) in height.

The Namib Desert can be found on Landsat 7 WRS Path 179 Row 77, center: -24.56, 14.93.

Rippling Sand Dunes with scar running horizontally down middle of
image.

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