Ascent of Dune 45 is a photograph by Liudmila Di which was uploaded on February 25th, 2013.
Title
Ascent of Dune 45
Artist
Liudmila Di
Medium
Photograph - Photograph, Photography, Digital Art
Description
Dune 45, Sossusvlei. Namib desert, Namibia..
WINNER in the contest "Landscape Contest" (3d place), 04/01/2013
FEATURED: Nature and Landscape group, 04/22/2013
FEATURED: AAA - All About Africa - 3 per day group, 03/10/2013
FEATURED: Best Artwork Collections group, 03/01/2013
FEATURED: Beauty of this World LIMIT 1 group, 02/27/2013
FEATURED: Women Photographers - One A Day group, 02/26/2013
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From Wikipedia:
Sossusvlei (sometimes written Sossus Vlei) is a salt and clay pan surrounded by high red dunes, located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, in the Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia. The name "Sossusvlei" is often used in an extended meaning to refer to the surrounding area (including other neighbouring vleis such as Deadvlei and other high dunes), which is one of the major visitor attractions of Namibia.
The name "Sossusvlei" is of mixed origin, and roughly means "dead end marsh". Vlei is the afrikaans word for "marsh", while "sossus" is nama for "no return" or "dead end". Sossusvlei owes this name to the fact that it is an endorheic drainage basin (i.e., a drainage basin without outflows) for the ephemeral Tsauchab River.
The Sossusvlei area belongs to a wider region of southern Namib with homogeneous features (about 32.000 km²) extending between rivers Koichab and Kuiseb. This area is characterized by high sand dunes of vivid pink-to-orange color, a consequence of a high percentage of iron in the sand and consequent oxidation processes. The oldest dunes are those of a more intense reddish color. These dunes are among the highest in the world; many of them are above 200 metres, the highest being the one nicknamed Big Daddy, about 380 metres high.
As a consequence of its fascinating and surrealistic landscapes, Sossusvlei is one the most photographed places in Subsaharan Africa.
Dune 45 is so called because it lies 45 km past Sesriem on the road to Sossusvlei. It is also known as "the most photographed dune in the world"; because of its unusually simple and fascinating shape, and its proximity to the road, that make it convenient for visitors to stop by and take pictures. It is 80 meters high and it is not very steep, so that it can easily be climbed.
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February 25th, 2013
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Comments (62)
Gerald Strine
Liudmila this is a wonderful picture, great contrast between sun and shade with that beautiful sky ! L/F
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