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# Namib Sand Sea
Namib Desert · Namibia

UNESCO natural World Heritage, inscribed in 2013.

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Area / regionNamib Desert

Country / geographic scopeNamibia

Place typeNature

Point coordinates-24.88528, 15.40778

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Namib Sand Sea

Natural · Inscription: 2013

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1430/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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