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Starry Night at Sossusvlei Dunes

A night landscape of the Sossusvlei dunes in Namibia featuring dead trees on a salt pan beneath a starry sky with the Milky Way.

Photo of dead trees on a salt pan by Sossusvlei dunes in Namibia, starry night sky with the Milky Way See more

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