Sossusvlei
Sossusvlei is the main attraction of the Namib-Naukluft National Park. The word vlei is an Afrikaans word that means "pan" and Sossusvlei is a clay pan between large sand dunes. The name of the 'town' is Sesriem, also the name of a nearby canyon.
- Body of water (intermittent)
- …has a surface elevation of around 570 metres (1,870 feet)
- Description: salt and clay pan in the Namib Desert, Namibia
- Also known as“Sossus”“Sossus Vley”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Deadvlei.
Sossusvlei
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Latitude
-24.7395° or 24° 44′ 22″ south
Longitude
15.2902° or 15° 17′ 25″ east
Open location code
5F7Q776R+63
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap feature
water=pan
OpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Sossusvlei” goes by many names.
SossusvleiAfrikaans
سوسوسفليArabic
SossusvleiCatalan
SossusvleiCebuano
索蘇斯弗雷Chinese
索蘇斯鹽沼Chinese
索蘇維來Chinese
艾里姆沙丘Chinese
СоссусфлейChuvash
SossusvleiCzech
SossusvleiDutch
SossusvleiFinnish
SossusvleiGalician
סוסוסבלאיHebrew
SossusvleiIndonesian
SossusvleiIrish
Sossus VleiItalian
ソーサスフライJapanese
ソッサスブレイJapanese
ソッソスヴレイJapanese
СосусфлајMacedonian
СесриемRussian
СоссусфлейRussian
SossusvleiSlovenian
SossusvleiSwedish
சசூஸ்வெலெய்Tamil
โซสซูสเฟลย์Thai
SossusvleiTumbuka
СоссуфлейUkrainian
蘇絲斯黎Yue Chinese
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