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How high does the Namib Desert platform rise near the Great Escarpment?
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Sand dunes and vegetation at Sossusvlei in the Namib desert, Namibia.
The platform of the Namib desert rises gradually from the coast to an elevation of approximately 3,000 feet (900 metres) at the foot of the Great Escarpment.1