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seen in Soussusvlei, one of the most spectacular landscapes in Namibia, the Sossusvlei pan is situated where the Tsauchab River disappears into the white clay at the foot of monumental sand dunes. The various colours of nature - the blues of the mountains, yellows of grasslands and varying shades of oranges and reds of the dunes - are breathtaking and are a major tourist attraction. Of great beauty is the spot known as Deadvlei, named after the skeletal remains of the Camelthorn trees found in the pan. The sparse vegetation attracts springbok, oryx, and ostrich even during the dry spells. A fleshy melon plant, Nara, is particularly popular as it is high in nutrients and full of thirst-quenching liquid