Namib Sand Sea dunes come from afar

Namib dunes travel thousands of kilometres.

Namib Sand Sea is a coastal desert in Namibia's Namib-Naukluft Park.

Namib Sand Sea covers an area of 3,077,700 hectares.

A buffer zone of 899,500 hectares surrounds the sand sea.

Two dune systems exist: ancient semi-consolidated and younger active dunes.

Wind, rivers and ocean currents transport materials to form dunes.

Fog is the primary water source for life in the desert.

Many endemic animals and plants evolved rare desert adaptations.

Landscape includes dunes, gravel plains, inselbergs, lagoon and rivers.

Dunes shift daily due to changing wind directions and strength.

Well-oxygenated sand lets animals swim and dive underground safely.

Protected inside Namib-Naukluft Park, the desert is well conserved.

Visitor access is restricted to maintain the desert’s pristine state.

Namib Sand Sea dunes come from thousands of kilometres away.