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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Striped Dunes

Sand dunes at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in Namibia's Namib Naukluft National Park have dark stripes from the wind blowing magnetite into the edges of their folds.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2024
Date Uploaded: 09.2024
Photo Location: Namibia
Camera: ILCE-7RM4
Copyright: © Beverly Houwing