Sossusvlei 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. Its name derives from its status as an
endorheic
drainage basin (i.e., without outflows) for the ephemeral
Tsauchab river: "Vlei" is the
Afrikaans word for "marsh", while "sossus" is
Nama for "no return" or "dead end".Photo:
Ikiwaner
Sossusvlei 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. Its name derives from its status as an
endorheic
drainage basin (i.e., without outflows) for the ephemeral
Tsauchab river: "Vlei" is the
Afrikaans word for "marsh", while "sossus" is
Nama for "no return" or "dead end".Photo:
Ikiwaner