Kuiseb River
The
Kuiseb River in
Namibia is bordered on one side by the tallest sand dunes in the world, and on the other by barren rock. The red sand dunes south of the river reach heights over 150 meters. The prevailing winds blow the dunes northward, but their movement is blocked by the river. In the process, so much sand and silt is deposited in the Kuiseb that it only reaches the sea while it is in flood.
Satellite image of the Kuiseb river
See also: List of rivers of Africa
Original entry was from the NASA Earth Observatory; [1]
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