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Not far from Sossusvlei is the equally impressive Dead Vlei, a clay pan enclosed by sand dunes that has long been isolated from the waters of the Tsauchab. On the northern edge of the Vlei you can find a large number of dead camel thorn trees that have been preserved in the extreme aridity of the desert for several hundred years and kept from decomposing. The dune in the background is "Big Daddy", the tallest sand dune in the world.
Unweit des Sossusvlei liegt das ebenso beeindruckende Dead Vlei, eine von Sanddünen umschlossene Tonpfanne, die seit Langem vom Wasser des Tsauchab abgeschlossen ist. Am Nordrand des Vlei findet man eine große Anzahl toter Kameldornbäume, die seit mehreren hundert Jahren in der extremen Trockenheit der Wüste konserviert werden und vom Verwesungsprozess abgehalten werden. Die Düne im Hintergrund ist "Big Daddy", die höchste Sanddüne der Welt.
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Deadvlei signifie textuellement « marais mort » en anglais et en afrikaans, cette cuvette de sel toute plate et entièrement recouverte d’argile blanche s’est retrouvée inondée il y a plus de 900 ans., des acacias du désert ont pu y pousser durant plusieurs années. Mais des dunes de sable rouge ont ensuite entouré la zone, empêchant l’eau de revenir. Les acacias sont morts, brûlés par le soleil, et totalement calcifiés.
En arrière plan, "Big Daddy" d'une hauteur de 325 m ..
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Deadvlei, which means 'dead swamp' in English and Afrikaans, is a flat salt pan covered entirely in white clay that was flooded over 900 years ago, allowing desert acacia trees to grow there for several years. But then red sand dunes surrounded the area, preventing the water from returning. The acacia trees died, sunburned and totally calcified.
In the background, the 325 m high "Big Daddy".
Big Daddy, Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia
This photograph was taken in January 2016 and features my brother, Tom, at an apparent crossroads in his successful attempt to reach the summit of the infamous 'Big Daddy' dune in the Sossusvlei region of the Namib-Naukluft National Park in Namibia. Big Daddy is the highest dune in the region, at around 325m, and the early morning slog to its summit is on many hardy visitors' itinerary. The crossroads is, of course, illusory; he must go down to go up.
Walking on the Big Daddy Dune in Namib Desert
This is supposed to be one of the highest dune in the world with around 390mt
Endemic giant tortoises became extinct on Mauritius in the early 18th century. However, the establishment of a protected native habitat (the nearby island of Ile Aux Aigrettes) provided an opportunity to introduce the Aldabra giant tortoise (aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea). These animals, imported from Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, have since thrived. This is "big daddy", the largest animal on the island.
At 325m above the Deadvlei pan the scale of the giant sand dune named Big Daddy is something amazing to behold.
Hikers gather atop 'Big Daddy' - one of the highest sand dunes in the world - adjacent to the stark white contrast of the Deadvlei clay pan.
Namib Sand Sea, Namibia.
• Das Dead Vlei ist schon seit langer Zeit durch eine große Sanddüne vom Wasser des Tsauchab abgeschlossen. Dies hat zur Folge, dass eine große Anzahl seit Hunderten Jahren toter Kameldornbäume, die in der extremen Trockenheit der Wüste konserviert und vom Verwesungsprozess abgehalten werden.
• The Dead Vlei has long been separated from Tsauchab's waters by a large sand dune. As a result, a large number of hundreds of years of dead camel thorn trees preserved in the extreme aridity of the desert are being discouraged from decaying.
• In der Pfanne aus weißem Ton-Salz-Gestein befinden sich versteinerte, bis zu 500 Jahre alte Akazienbäume (Kameldornbäume).
Von der surrealen Magie dieses Ortes ließen sich auch die Macher des Films The Cell (www.imdb.com/title/tt0209958/) mit Jennifer Lopez anregen.
• The white clay pan is the stage of petrified acacia trees being up to 500 years old.
Day 246 saw us leave Sossuvlei, but before leaving a few us took a flight over the dunes and coast. This is Big Daddy viewed from 5,500 feet. It really gives you a sense of scale, as it's the tallest dune in the world at 1,254 feet or 380 metres
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Una delle autentiche icone della Namibia: la Deadvlei.
One of the true icons of the Namib: the Deadvlei.
Sul mio sito uno slideshow sulla Namibia:
On my website a slideshow on Namibia: www.enricobarbini.com/#!namibia/c225t
Big Daddy is the tallest dune in the Sossusvlei area. This magnificent dune is situated between Sossusvlei and Deadvlei and at 325 meters it dwarfs the other dunes. Should you want the ultimate bragging rights, take a lot of water and trek to the top of Big Daddy where you can look down onto Deadvlei.
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Unter uns das Dead Vlei und rechts am Rand Big Daddy (Höhe von 325 m bis 380 m), die höchste Düne des Gebietes und eine der höchsten weltweit.
Below us the Dead Vlei and right on the edge Big Daddy (height of 325 m to 380 m), the highest dune in the area and one of the highest in the world.
The hard way to climb a sand dune: going directly up the side. This way you will sink almost to your knees in the talcum-powder-like sand. It is much easier to walk along the ridge line of the dunes.
This is the "Big Daddy" dune in Namibia, one of the largest in the world.