14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Geological Train Wreck
500 million years ago the Kalahari and Congo Cratons crashed together during the formation of the Gondwana Continent. The continent eventually split up but left these two cratons intact to form southern Africa. This is the epicenter of the collision.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 05.2014 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2016 |
Photo Location: | Walvis Bay, Namibia |
Camera: | NIKON D3200 |
Copyright: | © Edwin Mckean |