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Namib Naukluft Park - Fish River Canyon 17/07/08

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August 3rd 2008
Namib Naukluft Park The park is the fourth largest nature conservation area in the world. It lies within the namib desert which stretches from the southern border of South Africa up into Angola. Contained with in it is the striking Sossuviei which is a dusty clay pan overlooked by hundreds of vast sand dunes. Although they move they all have a distinct number, one of the most famo ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Fish River Canyon

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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gr... ... read more