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Marvel at ancient tree trunks and the unique welwitschia

Twyfelfontein, Namibia

Marvel at ancient tree trunks and the unique welwitschia
Frau mit Stock neben großem versteinertem Baumstamm in trockener Savannenlandschaft am Tag

The "Petrified Forest" consists of 280-million-year-old tree trunks that were probably washed in by floods and turned to stone under avalanches of mud and sand.

What you can experience here

The "Petrified Forest" consists of 280-million-year-old tree trunks that were probably washed in by floods and turned to stone under avalanches of mud and sand. The endemic plant Welwitschia mirabilis grows between the tree trunks.

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Petrified Forest bei Twyfelfontein · 5FFPHJ64+V9

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