antiquity recently designated as a UNESCOWorld
Heritage Site. The dunes of the Sossus Sand Formation
(QSs) are frequently large (height 80–120 m),
linear and complex, although other dune types are
present, in particular in proximity of the Kuiseb
River valley. Near Gobabeb dunes rest on a sloping
valley calcrete and a breakdown of distinct dune
pattern can be observed. Many of the publications
cited here are included in the bibliography
of aeolian geomorphology of the sand sea by
Livingstone (2013). Furthermore a digital atlas of
the Namib Sand Sea was produced by Livingstone
et al. (2010; www.sheffield.ac.uk/sandsea), which
includes a bibliography linked to mapped locations.