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| Image number: | 2481 |
| Feature : | dyke |
| Grouping : | geological structures |
| Discipline : | geology |
| Year : | 2009 |
| Locality : | Swakopmund coast |
| Country : | Namibia |
| Region - tribe : | Namib Desert |
| Physiographic region : | Namib Desert |
| Notice : | A road cuts across an almost vertical basaltic dyke on the outskirts of the Namib Desert. The relief seen has been formed by differential weathering of the basalt dyke and the surrounding sandstone. |
| Reference : | Vandecasteele, Ine, 2009 Image 2481. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/en/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |