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Definition: Namib Desert |
Namib DesertNoun1. A desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Although the desert is largely unpopulated and inaccessible, there are year-round settlements at Sossusvlei, close to a huge group of sand dunes, which at 300 metres high are by far the tallest sand dunes in the world. Access is via light aircraft from Windhoek (the capital of Namibia, about 300 miles east of the centre of the desert), or Swakopmund and Walvis Bay at the north end of the desert.
The desert meets with the sea on its western flank. This coastline, and that further north, the Skeleton Coast, are the home of many shipwrecks. The interaction between the water-laden air coming from the sea and dry air of the desert causes immense fogs and strong currents, causing sailors to lose their way. Some of these ships can be found as much as 50 metres inland as the desert slowly extends into the sea over the period of many years.
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Namib-Naukluft National Park is an ecological preserve in Namibia's vast Namib Desert. Coastal winds create the tallest sand dunes in the world here, with some dunes reaching 980 feet (300 meters) in height.Credit: NASA. |
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Economic History | Namibia | The inhospitable Namib Desert constituted a formidable barrier to European exploration until the late 18th century, when successions of travelers, traders, hunters, and missionaries explored the area. (references) |
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| Language | Translations for "namib desert"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | amibnay esertday.(various references) | |
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-1 letter: banistered, debarments, disbarment. | |
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| Words containing the letters "a-b-d-e-e-i-m-n-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: abridgements. | |
+3 letters: indemonstrable. | |
+4 letters: bioremediations. | |
+5 letters: denumerabilities, determinableness. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 61 6D 69 62 44 65 73 65 72 74 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100001 01101101 01101001 01100010 00100000 01000100 01100101 01110011 01100101 01110010 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N a m i b   D e s e r t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0061 006D 0069 0062 0044 0065 0073 0065 0072 0074 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)48677975682387185718486 |
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