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Namib Desert

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[nah-mib] / ˈnɑ mɪb /

noun

  1. a desert region in SW Africa, extending along the coast from SW Angola to W South Africa. 1,200 miles (1,930 km) long, 30–100 miles (48–160 km) wide; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).


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Namibia's legendary fairy circles are mysterious, circular, bald patches in the dry grasslands on the edge of the Namib Desert.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2024

Getzin adds that the findings confirm “true fairy circles” only exist in the Namib Desert and Western Australia.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 10, 2023

Gigi Williams' photograph of the Namib Desert in Namibia was awarded first place in the Plants and Planets category.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2023

He plans to switch his focus to investigating “plant rings,” another odd natural occurrence in the Namib Desert.

From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2022

For it ceases utterly, abruptly; from the door of its last villa, fitted with perfect furnishings from Hamburg, the bitter desolation that is the Namib Desert stretches away from your, very feet.

From With Botha in the Field by Eric Moore Ritchie

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