Copernicus showed a unique photo
Copernicus, the EU Earth Observation Program presented a satellite photo Kuiseb riverswhich runs through Central Namibia in Southwestern Africa. The photograph was taken on May 8, 2025. It shows “dramatic contrast Between rough slopes and extensive, covered with a sea of sand, “we read.
Disappearing
Kiseb to Ephemeral river (does not flow all the time). Appears only after heavy rainfall rainmainly at the end of the rainy season Between January and March. In March, the local Erongo website reported that the water from the Kuis river for the first time since 2023 reached Gobabeb Desert Research Station. Sometimes the river may also appear a little later, which is confirmed by the photo of the Copernicus program. When the rainfall disappears, the river gradually disappears and You can't see it for the next months. Kuiseb separates the “Sea of Sands” in the south and rocky areas in the north.
The only seaside desert in the world
Namib Sea of Sanda desert area, which is separated by the Kuiseb River from a stony region, has been on the list since June 2013 UNESCO World Heritage. This is the only coastal desert in the world fogs in the morning. It covers an area of over 3 million hectares.
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Sources: Copernicus, Erongo (Facebook)