Featured today, in this MODIS Aqua image, captured July 17,
2006, is the country of Namibia, particularly the Namib Desert.
Namibia is a country in southern Africa, on the Atlantic coast.
It's bordered by Angola, and Zambia to the north, Zimbabwe to
the north-east, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the
south. Namibia has several notable deserts, most particularly
the Namib Desert, stretching over some 1000 miles of coastline.
It's 100 miles at its widest point. There are several national
parks along the Nabim desert, the largest of which is in the
south, called Namib-Naukluft Park. This section of the Namib
Desert contains the Sossusvlei Sand Dunes, the largest sand
dunes in the world. Dune 7, at approximately 383 meters is the
highest sand dune in the world. By comparison, Arabian sand
dunes are over 100 meters lower than this. In the top center of
the full image, is Etosha National Park - the oval lake is
actually the Etosha salt pan, which in the summer can fill with
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