The beautiful desert paradise

Taklamakan (China)

 

Taklamakan is one of the largest sand desert in the world, located in the Autonomous Region Uighur people of Xinjiang. Taklamakan stretches over 270 000 km2 area of ​​the Tarim Basin, with a length of 1,000 km and 400 km wide. In the north and the south edge of this desert are two branches of the Silk Road by the traveler looking to avoid the arid wasteland.

In 2008, the Taklamakan desert weather has lowered the minimum after 11 days with snow. This is the first largest desert in China is completely covered by a 4 cm thick snow.

Lencois Maranhenses (Brazil)

 

In a country surrounded by fresh water and 30% large tropical forests, we can find a "desert". Located in the state of Maranhao, on the north bank of Brazil, Lencois Maranhenses National Park is an area about 300 km2 area of ​​white sand and deep blue lagoons, creating one of the beautiful scenery and unique in the world world. The dunes invade the mainland about 50 km from the coast, leaving the scene here is like a white carpet when viewed from above.

Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia)

 

Salar lf one of the symbols of Bolivia, a vast salt desert is located in central Altiplano. It's a seemingly flat desert, reflecting sunlight. On the desert there are a few lakes with exotic colors derived from minerals in the region.

About 40,000 years ago, this area is part of the lake Minchi, a giant prehistoric lake. When the lake dried, forming two small lakes today and Uru Uru Lake Poopo with two large salt desert Salar de Uyuni and Coipasa. Uyuni roughly 25 times larger than the size of the Bonneville Salt Flats in America.

Farafra (Egypt)
 

The main attraction of Farafra is the White Desert (also known as the "sahara el Beyda, in which 'sahara' you think is a desert). White Desert of Egypt is located 45 kilometers Farafra north. desert is white, cream and the formation of giant chalk rocks, sometimes creating sand storms in the area.

Simpson Desert (Australia)
 

Australia is home to four major deserts: Simpson, Tanami, Great Victoria and Sturt's Stoney. In it, Simpson desert known as "red giant stone" because of the presence of red sand dunes. The sand dunes running north to south in the static position and is retained by the plants. They transform heights from 3m to about 30m north east. Nappaneric famous dunes, also known as the Red Rock about 40m.

Sahara (South Africa)

 

Sahara, an area of ​​8.6 million km2, is the world's largest desert, covering a vast area of South Africa. About 4 million people living in this area. Saraha is the maximum length is 4,800 km, running from west to east and the distance from north to south is 1,200 km. Sahara stretching over a territory of the countries: Mauritania, Western Sahara, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger and Mali.