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Dune 45

Dune 45 is a star dune in the area of the Namib Desert in . Its name comes from the fact that it is at the 45th kilometre of the road that connects the gate and Sossusvlei.
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Dune 45

Latitude
-24.72957° or 24° 43′ 46″ south
Longitude
15.47196° or 15° 28′ 19″ east
Elevation
606 metres (1,988 feet)
Open location code
5F7Q7FCC+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 287897264
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6942293
Wiki­data ID
Q5314935
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Dune 45” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Dune 45”
  • Chinese: “45號沙丘”
  • French: “dune 45”
  • French: “Dune 45”
  • Fulah: “Dune 45”
  • German: “Dune 45”
  • German: “Düne 45”
  • Indonesian: “Gumuk 45”
  • Spanish: “Duna 45”
  • Swahili: “Tuta la mchanga 45”
  • Vietnamese: “Cồn cát 45, Namibia”

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