Climb Sossusvlei Dune 45, Namibia

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Dune 45 is situated at the 45th kilometer of the road starting from the locality of Sesriem, to the northeast, and crossing from east to west the Sossusvlei, a salar of the Namib desert surrounded by high dunes; the mileage gives its name to the place. The foot of the dune is only 300 m south of the road, directly accessible by all-terrain vehicle. The dune rises to more than 170 m of altitude. It consists of sand torn from the Kalahari Desert by the Orange River for 5 million years and then accumulated by the winds at this location. The dune rising near the road, it is often photographed, especially at the beginning and at the end of the day, when one of its faces is plunged into the shadows. It is often climbed by visitors to Sossusvlei.

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