The entire west coast of Namibia in Southern Africa is bounded by the Namib Desert, which means “vast place” in the Nama language. Exploring this remote region takes you to red sand dunes, clay pans, ...

This video shows massive sand dunes in the Namib Desert, Namibia, where curved ridges form deep bowl-like shapes across a ...

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Henrik May pioneers the sport of sand skiing in Namibia’s picturesque Namib Desert, home to some of the largest dunes in the world and thousands of miles from the nearest snow. Henrik May is the ...

This portion of the Namib Desert in southern Namibia boasts some of the tallest dunes in the world attracting the attention of geologists for further study. The International Space Station was ...

More than 650 million years in the making, Fish River Canyon is Africa’s mightiest gorge. Snaking through weathered layers of cocoa-coloured sandstone, dolomite and gneiss, it dominates the arid ...

For those who find themselves awed by arid landscapes, there’s no place like Africa. The continent boasts nine separate deserts, including a vast Sahara that sprawls across much of the north, the rust ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The reddish hues of the vast dunes of the Namib Desert in southern Africa are a result of concentrations of iron in the sand. Over time, the air ...

In early 2021, unexpected rains transformed the arid Namibian desert into an oasis. I packed into a 4x4 to travel 5,600 miles and photograph the lush landscape. I found grassy fields, ancient trees ...