Images Dated 29th September 2008

Patterns and variable colors in dune, Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namib Desert, Namibia

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 neighboring vleis such as Deadvlei and other high dunes), which is one of the major visitor attractions of Namibia. This area is characterized by high sand dunes of vivid pink to orange color, an indication of a high concentration 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 meters, the highest being the one nicknamed Big Daddy, about 325 meters high, however the highest dune in the Namib Desert, Dune 7, is about 388 meters high

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Reed Ricking

Men piling up bundles of reed into ricks for use as thatch. The reeds are being transported in a wide flat bottomed boat. Original Artwork: Platinotype Original Publication: Life & Landscape on the Norfolk Broads - Peter Henry Emerson & T F Goodall - pub. 1887 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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