The Southern Namib Desert is a region in Namibia that covers an area of approximately 81,000 ... by its rugged and rocky terrain, vast sand dunes, and sparse vegetation. The climate is arid ...

At dawn, three weeks before the winter solstice, the last tendrils of fog curled gray against the pinking sky over a sand dune ... Coast National Park—a single coastal megapark. Namibia seemed ...

The rest of the year is hardly less spectacular. The grass soon dries out, shimmering gold against the deep red sand of the dunes, which rise to a height of 1,250 feet. Particularly impressive in ...