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Sossusvlei (sometimes written Sossus Vlei) is a salt and clay pan[1] 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 an extended meaning to refer to the surrounding area (including other neighbouring vleis such as Deadvlei and other high dunes). These landmarks are some of the major visitor attractions of Namibia.[2]
The name "Sossusvlei" is of mixed origin and roughly means "dead-end marsh". Vlei is the Afrikaans word for "marsh", while "sossus" is Nama for "no return" or "dead end". Sossusvlei owes this name to the fact that it is an endorheic drainage basin (i.e., a drainage basin without outflows) for the ephemeral Tsauchab River.
Sossusvlei (sometimes written Sossus Vlei) is a salt and clay pan surrounded by high red dunes, located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, in the...
Dune 45 is a star dune in the Sossusvlei area of the Namib Desert in Namibia. Its name comes from the fact that it is at the 45th kilometre of the road...
Deadvlei is a white clay pan located near the more famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, in a valley between the dunes in the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia....
Orange River." Moving north from Sossusvlei, the sand gradually gives way to a rocky desert that extends from Sossusvlei to the Swakop river. This area...
"Sossusvlei Lodge") and 24 campsites. At the Sesriem gate, hot air balloons depart in the early morning, providing scenic flights over the Sossusvlei dunes...
Depression, northeastern Ethiopia toward the border with Eritrea The dunes of Sossusvlei in the greater Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia Chad Basin National...
attraction at Walvis Bay Dune 7, another name for the Big Daddy dune at Sossusvlei in Namibia Search for "dune 7" , "dune vii", "dune seven", "seventh dune"...
where it flows westwards through the Namib-Naukluft National Park into Sossusvlei, an endorheic basin. The lower river has in the past had a slightly different...
a vlei may degrade into a salt pan or clay pan, such as Dead Vlei or Sossusvlei. Vleis of various types can be of considerable local ecological importance...
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it is sometimes possible to sand-ski at the world's highest dunes in Sossusvlei. Henrik May, a German living in Namibia for some 10 years, set a Guinness...
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include the capital city of Windhoek, Caprivi Strip, Fish River Canyon, Sossusvlei, the Skeleton Coast Park, Sesriem, Etosha Pan and the coastal towns of...
Cape sparrow Male in Roodepoort, South Africa Female in Sossusvlei, Namibia Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain:...
across a beach on skis. It is practised in many sandy areas, including Sossusvlei, Namibia and Peru, along with other boardsports such as sandboarding....
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The most visited places include the Caprivi Strip, Fish River Canyon, Sossusvlei, the Skeleton Coast Park, Sesriem, Etosha Pan and the coastal towns of...
through the Tsaris Mountains in the Namib Desert in the direction of Sossusvlei, Sesriem, and Solitaire. Although the road has a grade of 1:18, it is...
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