157:
199:
223:
235:
247:
175:
271:
259:
211:
307:
295:
283:
187:
20:
382:
Brook, G. A., P. Srivastava, and E. Marais (2006), Characteristics and OSL minimum ages of relict fluvial deposits near Sossus Vlei, Tsauchab River, Namibia, and a regional climate record for the last 30 ka, Journal of
Quaternary Science, 21(4), 347-362,
73:, meaning lake or marsh). The pan also is referred to as "Dooie Vlei" which is the Afrikaans name. There are many references to the site on the Internet, its name often being translated erroneously in terms such as "dead valley"; a
114:
and very rare rainfall. The remaining skeletons of the trees, which are believed to have died 600–700 years ago (ca. 1340-1430), are now black and scorched by the intense heat. Though not
156:
174:
198:
99:
to grow. When the climate changed, drought hit the area, and sand dunes encroached on the pan, which blocked the river from the area.
222:
234:
463:
402:
340:
84:
in the world, the highest reaching 300–400 meters (350m on average), named "Big Daddy" or "Crazy Dune", resting on a
210:
471:
186:
102:
The trees died as there was no longer enough water to survive. However, some species of plants remain, such as
246:
510:
77:
is not a valley (which in
Afrikaans is "vallei"). Nor is the site a valley; the pan is a desiccated vlei.
270:
258:
434:
Lancaster, Nicholas (2002). "How dry was dry?—Late
Pleistocene palaeoclimates in the Namib Desert".
356:
Lancaster, Nicholas (2002). "How dry was dry?—Late
Pleistocene palaeoclimates in the Namib Desert".
294:
282:
107:
306:
129:
8:
135:
45:
164:
96:
65:
25:
447:
369:
459:
398:
336:
95:
river flooded, creating temporary shallow pools where the abundance of water allowed
443:
365:
421:
123:
330:
115:
504:
486:
473:
141:
41:
85:
92:
180:
Deadvlei early in the morning before most visitors start arriving.
331:
Bosman, D. B.; Van der Merwe I. W. & Hiemstra, L. W. (1984).
103:
49:
37:
80:
Dead Vlei has been claimed to be surrounded by the highest sand
19:
111:
81:
74:
69:
118:, the wood has not decomposed because the area is so dry.
392:
91:The clay pan was formed after rainfall, when the
502:
324:
16:Clay pan in the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia
397:. Walvis Bay, Namibia: P & M Bridgeford.
60:, its name means "dead marsh" (from English
433:
355:
40:located near the more famous salt pan of
18:
422:More information and photos of Deadvlei
110:, adapted to surviving off the morning
44:, in a valley between the dunes in the
503:
333:Tweetalige Woordeboek Afrikaans-Engels
13:
427:
14:
522:
305:
293:
281:
269:
257:
245:
233:
221:
209:
197:
185:
173:
155:
121:Films partly shot there include
216:Aerial view of Deadvlei (2017).
192:The parched ground in Deadvlei.
456:Touring Sossusvlei and Sesriem
395:Touring Sesriem and Sossusvlei
393:Bridgeford, P & M (2006).
386:
376:
349:
1:
448:10.1016/S0277-3791(01)00126-3
370:10.1016/S0277-3791(01)00126-3
317:
415:
7:
10:
527:
436:Quaternary Science Reviews
358:Quaternary Science Reviews
148:
300:General view of Dead Vlei
288:General view of Dead Vlei
276:General view of Dead Vlei
264:General view of Dead Vlei
252:General view of Dead Vlei
240:General view of Dead Vlei
228:General view of Dead Vlei
204:General view of Deadvlei.
162:A dried out camel thorn (
335:. Tafelberg-uitgewers.
454:P & M Bridgeford,
30:
487:24.75972°S 15.29194°E
22:
511:Geography of Namibia
492:-24.75972; 15.29194
483: /
383:doi:10.1002/jqs.977
46:Namib-Naukluft Park
165:Vachellia erioloba
31:
26:Vachellia erioloba
312:Road to Dead Vlei
97:camel thorn trees
518:
498:
497:
495:
494:
493:
488:
484:
481:
480:
479:
476:
451:
409:
408:
390:
384:
380:
374:
373:
353:
347:
346:
328:
309:
297:
285:
273:
261:
249:
237:
225:
213:
201:
189:
177:
159:
526:
525:
521:
520:
519:
517:
516:
515:
501:
500:
491:
489:
485:
482:
477:
474:
472:
470:
469:
430:
428:Further reading
418:
413:
412:
405:
391:
387:
381:
377:
354:
350:
343:
329:
325:
320:
313:
310:
301:
298:
289:
286:
277:
274:
265:
262:
253:
250:
241:
238:
229:
226:
217:
214:
205:
202:
193:
190:
181:
178:
169:
160:
151:
52:. Also written
17:
12:
11:
5:
524:
514:
513:
467:
466:
452:
429:
426:
425:
424:
417:
414:
411:
410:
403:
385:
375:
348:
341:
322:
321:
319:
316:
315:
314:
311:
304:
302:
299:
292:
290:
287:
280:
278:
275:
268:
266:
263:
256:
254:
251:
244:
242:
239:
232:
230:
227:
220:
218:
215:
208:
206:
203:
196:
194:
191:
184:
182:
179:
172:
170:
168:) in Deadvlei.
161:
154:
150:
147:
106:and clumps of
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
523:
512:
509:
508:
506:
499:
496:
465:
464:99916-30-77-5
461:
457:
453:
449:
445:
442:(7): 769–82.
441:
437:
432:
431:
423:
420:
419:
406:
404:99916-30-77-5
400:
396:
389:
379:
371:
367:
364:(7): 769–82.
363:
359:
352:
344:
342:0-624-00533-X
338:
334:
327:
323:
308:
303:
296:
291:
284:
279:
272:
267:
260:
255:
248:
243:
236:
231:
224:
219:
212:
207:
200:
195:
188:
183:
176:
171:
167:
166:
158:
153:
152:
146:
144:
143:
138:
137:
132:
131:
126:
125:
119:
117:
113:
109:
105:
100:
98:
94:
89:
87:
83:
78:
76:
72:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
35:
28:
27:
21:
468:
455:
439:
435:
394:
388:
378:
361:
357:
351:
332:
326:
163:
140:
134:
128:
122:
120:
101:
90:
79:
68:
61:
57:
53:
33:
32:
24:
490: /
36:is a white
29:in Deadvlei
478:15°17′31″E
475:24°45′35″S
318:References
42:Sossusvlei
416:Resources
116:petrified
88:terrace.
86:sandstone
66:Afrikaans
58:Dead Vlei
505:Category
130:The Fall
124:The Cell
93:Tsauchab
54:DeadVlei
38:clay pan
34:Deadvlei
149:Gallery
136:Ghajini
104:salsola
50:Namibia
462:
401:
339:
64:, and
82:dunes
23:Dead
460:ISBN
399:ISBN
337:ISBN
142:Ayan
139:and
112:mist
108:nara
75:vlei
70:vlei
62:dead
444:doi
366:doi
56:or
48:in
507::
458:.
440:21
438:.
362:21
360:.
145:.
133:,
127:,
450:.
446::
407:.
372:.
368::
345:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
