However, it's not the driest desert on Earth. That title goes to Dead Vlei, a white clay pan located near the renowned salt pan of Sossusvlei, which is considered the world's oldest desert.

However, you may be surprised to hear that it is not the driest desert in the world. Dead Vlei, a white clay pan situated near the famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, is in fact the world’s oldest ...

This article appears in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. on assignment in Namibia for National Geographic magazine, Frans Lanting captured the surreal landscape image above in ...