Sossusvlei (2)

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Although rare, it takes an unearthly amount of rain to fill the Tsauchab River and penetrate the dune area, bringing water into the vlei.
During this rare time, the vlei takes on a life of its own, much different than in the absence of water when life is given to new vegetation and aquatic birds, including flamingos discovering a new haven.


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The dunes surrounding the vlei are some 1,120 ft (350 m) high when measuring from the base up; having a reputation as some of the highest in the world.

Essentially, they are nothing more then huge piles of sand that have formed at the end of other longitudinal dune ridges bordering the erosional trough of the Tsauchab River.

Sossusvlei lies at an altitude of 1,824 ft (570 m) above sea level.
Some of the dune crests stand tall at 3,072 ft (960 m) above sea level.


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