page_title: Sossusvlei
section_title: Deadvlei
hierarchical_section_title: Sossusvlei / Landmarks / Deadvlei
caption_attribution_description: Afrikaans: Afgestorwe Kameeldorings in Dooievlei, naby Sossusvlei, Namibië Deutsch: Abgestorbene Akazien (Acacia erioloba) im Dead Vlei, in der nähe von Sossusvlei in der Namib-Wüste, Namibia English: Dead acacia trees (Acacia erioloba) in Dead Vlei, near Sossusvlei, Namibia Français&#160;: Acacia (Acacia erioloba) mort à Dead Vlei en Namibie
context_page_description: Sossusvlei is a salt and clay pan surrounded by high red dunes, located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, in the Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia. The name "Sossusvlei" is often used in an extended meaning to refer to the surrounding area, which is one of the major visitor attractions of Namibia.
  The name "Sossusvlei" is of mixed origin and roughly means "dead-end marsh". Vlei is the Afrikaans word for "marsh", while "sossus" is Nama for "no return" or "dead end". Sossusvlei owes this name to the fact that it is an endorheic drainage basin for the ephemeral Tsauchab River.
context_section_description: Deadvlei is another clay pan, about 2 km from Sossusvlei. A notable feature of Deadvlei is that it used to be an oasis with several acacia trees; afterwards, the river that watered the oasis changed its course. The pan is thus punctuated by blackened, dead acacia trees, in vivid contrast to the shiny white of the salty floor of the pan and the intense orange of the dunes. This creates a particularly fascinating and surrealistic landscape, that appears in innumerable pictures and has been used as a setting for films and videos.
caption: Dead acacia trees in Deadvlei
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