4Wheel Drive & Sport Utility Homepage 4Wheel Drive & Sport Utility Magazine

African Road Trip Desrt

The red sands of the Sossusvlei Dunes encompass over 30,000 square kilometers. The evolution of the dunes has taken millions of years. It is theorized that sand from the Orange River, as it was washed into the Atlantic, was then swept north by the Benguela current and helped ashore by the pounding surf. A constant offshore breeze has blown the sand inland again, creating one of the world's largest expanses of sand dunes.
African Road Trip - 4x4 Adventure

The red sands of the Sossusvlei Dunes encompass over 30,000 square kilometers. The evolution of the dunes has taken millions of years. It is theorized that sand from the Orange River, as it was washed into the Atlantic, was then swept north by the Benguela current and helped ashore by the pounding surf. A constant offshore breeze has blown the sand inland again, creating one of the world's largest expanses of sand dunes.  View Related Article

 

Get Adobe Flash player