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Afrikaans: Stofpluime uit die Namibiese woestynkus verskyn op hierdie beeld wat deur 'n Ekspedisie 40-bemanningslid op die Internasionale Ruimtestasie gefotografeer is.
  • In hierdie panoramiese beeld word stofpluime deur 'n sterk, warm wind, 'n sogenaamde bergwind, oor die Atlantiese Oseaan aangedrywe. 'n Bergwind is die Suider-Afrikaanse ekwivalent van 'n Santa Ana-wind in Kalifornië, en sal by 'n paar geleenthede tydens herfs en winter oor enige kuslyn van suidelike Afrika ontstaan. Ander beelde uit die ruimtestasie kon ook hierdie stofpluime vasvang. Namibië se groot sandsee verskyn hier as 'n rooierige sone langs 'n deel van die kus (middel). Die sandsee is meer as 350 kilometer lank, wat 'n aanduiding gee van die lengte van die sigbare stofpluime. ’n Ligkleurige sedimentpluim kom die see in by die monding van die Oranjerivier (links onder), Suider-Afrika se grootste rivier.
English: Dust plumes and the Namib Desert coast are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member on the International Space Station.
  • Strong, hot winds known as "berg (mountain) winds" are lofting plumes of dust directly out into the Atlantic Ocean in this panoramic image. The southern African equivalent of Santa Ana winds in California, berg winds blow on a few occasions in fall and winter, off all coasts of southern Africa. Other images from the space station have captured these dust plumes. Namibia's great Sand Sea appears here as a reddish zone along part of the coast (center). The Sand Sea is more than 350 kilometers long, giving a sense of the length of the visible dust plumes. A light-toned sediment plume enters the sea at the mouth of the Orange River (lower left), southern Africa's largest river.
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This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: ISS040-E-016513.

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Warm berg winds from the interior of the African continent blow dust plumes from the Namib Desert over cold waters of the Benguela Current. Red Namib dunes span the Atlantic coastline between the Orange River and Kuiseb River (visible at top right).

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