Showing posts with the label Namibia

Where the Namib Desert meets the Sea

Apr 9, 2013

The Southern Namib desert is home to some of the tallest and most spectacular dunes of the world, ranging in color from pink to vivid orange...

Mysterious Fairy Circles of Namibia

Apr 4, 2013

In the grasslands of southern Africa, there are thousands of circular barren patches of land called ‘fairy circles’. They grow between 2 met...

Surrealistic Landscape of Deadvlei, Namibia

Mar 27, 2013

The picture below is not that of a painting. It was taken inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia, in a strange and alien landscape called...

Kolmanskop, a Ghost Town Devoured by the Namibian Desert

Sep 10, 2012

Kolmanskop is a famous ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia, a few kilometres inland from the port town of Lüderitz. Once a sm...

Namaqualand’s Miraculous Spring Flowers

Jul 1, 2012

Namaqualand is an arid region in Namibia and South Africa, extending along the west coast over 600 miles and covering a total area of 170,00...

Hoba Meteorite is the Largest Meteorite on Earth

Jan 23, 2011

The Hoba Meteorite lies on the farm "Hoba West", not far from Grootfontein, in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It was uncovere...