Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Namib Sand Sea' has mentioned 'Fog' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| [6] Fogs that originate offshore from the collision of the cold Benguela Current and warm air from the Hadley Cell create a fog belt that frequently envelops parts of the desert. | WIKI |
| Coastal regions can experience more than 180 days of thick fog a year. | WIKI |
| Thick morning fog rolls in from the ocean, near Sossusvlei; moisture from the fog allows the native flora to survive the aridity | WIKI |
| Winds coming from the Atlantic Ocean, on the other hand, are pressed down by hot air from the east; their humidity thus forms clouds and fog. | WIKI |
| These cause humidity from the morning fogs to condense into droplets, which roll down the beetle's back to its mouth; they are collectively known as "fog beetles". | WIKI |
| The Namib Sand Sea is a unique coastal fog desert encompassing a diverse array of large, shifting dunes. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (vii):The property is the worldxe2x80x99s only coastal desert that includes extensive dune fields influenced by fog. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (viii): The property represents an exceptional example of ongoing geological processes involving the formation of the worldxe2x80x99s only extensive dune system in a coastal fog desert through transport of material over thousands of kilometres by river, ocean current and wind. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ix): The property is an exceptional example of ongoing ecological process in a coastal fog desert where plant and animal communities are continuously adapting to life in a hyper arid environment. | UNESCO |
| Fog serves as the primary source of water and this is harvested in extraordinary ways while the ever-mobile wind-blown dunes provide an unusual substrate in which well-oxygenated subsurface sand offers respite and escape for xe2x80x98swimmingxe2x80x99 and xe2x80x98divingxe2x80x99 invertebrates, reptiles and mammals. | UNESCO |
| The outstanding combination and characteristics of the physical environment xe2x80x93 loose sand, variable winds and fog gradients across the property xe2x80x93 creates an ever-changing variety of micro-habitats and ecological niches that is globally unique on such a scale. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (x): The property is of outstanding importance for the in-situ conservation of an unusual and exceptional array of endemic species uniquely adapted to life in a hyper-arid desert environment in which fog serves as the primary source of water. | UNESCO |