Over their creation nature labored for thousands of years.
Endless Sands, debilitating heat, occasionally moving lizards and pranesimai wind dry plants – what can you see in the desert? Indeed, the desert many travelers is synonymous with a complete absence of life, but some desert areas of the planet can surprise even the most experienced hikers.
Among them sand dunes hides true natural treasures: the lake and the lagoon, a marvelous oasis with exotic plants and stone sculptures, on which nature has worked for thousands of years.
Lencois Maranhenses, Brazil
One of the most unusual deserts in the world can safely be called lençois maranhenses in Brazil. Is this desert in the state of Maranhao, from many other deserts of the planet it features an abundance of beautiful lagoons and ponds with crystal clear water. In this wilderness, unlike many other frequently it rains, the water from which accumulates in the lowlands, and forms the beautiful scenery. On the background of white dunes, lakes and lagoon water sky blue colors look just amazing, many travelers specially come to these places to bathe in the lakes and sunbathe, lying on the soft white sand.
The best time to visit the desert Lencois Maranhenses is the spring, after the rainy season on its territory you can see the maximum number of reservoirs. In the deep lagoons and lakes are home to fish, turtles and shellfish, and small reservoirs over the summer period are completely dry. Amazing desert Lencois Maranhenses gave name to the homonymous national Park, which was founded in 1981, its area is 1 550 sq. km.
In addition to the fabulous lagoon desert nice and its gorgeous snow-white dunes, which reach heights of 40 meters. Surprisingly, with a fairly large amount of rainfall that falls during the year, the desert Lencois Maranhenses is almost completely devoid of vegetation. Tourists are offered interesting tours to the desert, they are usually on SUVs. During the tour travelers will have the opportunity to see among the boundless desert pond with fish and to swim in the beautiful lagoon.
Black desert, Egypt
In Egypt, the travelers also have the opportunity to visit one of the most unusual wilderness areas in the world – the Black desert. It was formed over a thousand years of volcanic activity that took place in the area, today the desert is completely covered with stones of black – frozen lava. In some places the desert you can see beautiful hills covered with black stones, and in others the spacious plains of earth orange-brown color.
Dark and at the same time incredibly attractive landscape seems unearthly, to admire them, tourists come from all over the world. Is the Black desert near the Bahariya oasis and one of the outstanding natural attractions of Egypt – the White desert. Deserted and completely barren desert attracts not only curious tourists, but also professional photographers. At certain times of day you can make unique images, the play of shadows forms in the desert even more amazing scenery.
There is the Black desert and its unique symbol – the Crystal mountain which is often called the “diamond of the desert”. It consists of crystals of quartzite and in the sun looks unbelievable. This natural landmark a few decades ago managed to find quite by chance, by local residents several years used the minerals for road construction. When researchers realized the uniqueness of this place, the Crystal mountain was placed under protection, today it is a must of all tour routes in the desert.
Painted desert, USA
Length: 1 000 km Width: 400 km Area: 19.4 thousand square kilometers.
In the United States also has a desert, which can impress with its unique appearance. On the territory of the state of Arizona is the painted desert, it owes its name to a special type of soil that forms in this area’s unusual landscape. Over millions of years in the soil has gone through an intensive process of erosion, which it has acquired a variety of shades, from bright yellow to deep red.
During the tour through the desert you can see incredibly beautiful striped hills that resemble a layer cake in perspective and painted in different colors valleys with typical desert vegetation. Painted desert is different and quite impressive scale, its area is 19.4 thousand square kilometers of the desert is considered a Pioneer of Lieutenant Joseph IVS, which gave her the name used to this day. Flying over the terrain, he noticed an unusual striped hills, several years later, the painted desert, was declared a natural monument of national importance.
The travelers that decide to visit one of the most amazing deserts of the planet, will be able to observe an unusual phenomenon. Sometimes the air in the desert is heated to such an extent that dust is formed from mist pink or purple color to watch this kind of haze is also very interesting. How did you find the researchers, millions of years ago, a significant part of the current desert was once a lush forest. Today, in the southern part of the desert region, you can see petrified trees – the remnants of a once vast and powerful coniferous forests.
Taklamakan, China
Area: 270,000 sq Km.
One of the largest sandy deserts of the planet is in China, the Taklamakan desert has an area of about 270,000 sq km, the Length of this desert is 1000 km and the width is 400 km. However, this desert is attractive not only for its impressive scale, but also an incredible “snowy” landscape. Despite the arid climate in the desert, sometimes it snows, is covered with dazzling white snow Golden sand dunes look amazing.
To predict a natural phenomenon that is extremely difficult, the last major snowfall in the desert of Takla-makan happened in 2008. Snow in the desert continuously was 11 days, during this period, was recorded the lowest temperature in the history of desert research. Given that the temperature in the desert rarely falls below the mark of 35 degrees Celsius, snowstorms seem to be pure fiction. If you observe how in the desert it snows do not succeed, do not be upset, Taklamakan stores among their lifeless scenery of many amazing sights.
Here archaeologists have discovered the ruins of ancient buildings, which were located in close proximity to the Great silk road, today, to visit the archaeological areas, everyone can. On the territory of the desert, and today there are few settlements of people, travelers can few days to spend in the Bedouin camp and meet their amazing way of life. In addition, on the territory of the desert is the lowest point of dry land on the planet, it is located at 154 meters below sea level. To get to it should every self-respecting traveler.
Carcross, Canada
Area of 2.6 sq Km.
In Canada, in the territory of Yukon is wilderness Carcross, which is officially considered the smallest in the world. It has an area of only 2.6 square kilometres, around the whole area of the real desert for a couple of hours. Despite its modest scale, desert Carcross has all the features of the larger deserts. Over millions of years under the influence of dry climate and the wind here has been formed a beautiful sandy dunes, the sparse vegetation also corresponds to the generally accepted notions of desert.
How did you find the researchers formed a miniature desert in the movement of the glacier. The climate on the territory of the Yukon is that under any other conditions of the sand dunes formed here could not. Amazing desert area since ancient times is very popular among local people and travelers. Here love to spend time sandboarding fans and tourists are offered to explore the unusual desert on the SUV.
Desert Carcross be interesting to visit and in winter, snow-covered sand dunes are ideal for skiing. Next to the smallest desert on the planet are incredibly beautiful forests and mountains, so fans of active rest and Hiking there is always the opportunity to Supplement the holiday program of exciting excursions. Despite the fact that in recent years the wilderness is officially protected by the state, the passage into its territory free and virtually controlled.
Desert towers, Australia
Population (attendance): 250,000 people per year.
Australia is also famous for the variety of desert landscapes, one of the most unusual deserts of the continent should look to the national Park Nambung. Here, in addition to traditional sand dunes you can see the incredibly beautiful natural sculpture of limestone, which looking to the sky for a few meters. Desert towers attracts tourists these unusual formations, how did you find the researchers, age of the limestone formations is more than 25, 000 years.
Once in the field, where now stretches the vast desert, was the sea, the surviving tall tower is nothing but a fossilized colonies of sea shells. Thousands of years of wind have formed from the limestone deposits bizarre shapes of towers, the formation of the landscape continues today. The wider public is an amazing desert became known after 1960, when it officially took to the national reserve.
The last time it visited annually by more than 250,000 people, willing to be photographed on the background of the unusual natural sculptures and to admire the wondrous desert landscapes. The most interesting time to visit the desert is the period from August to October, at this time there prevails quite a pleasant weather and an amazing bloom of desert flowers. For those who want to make the most spectacular pictures, well worth a visit Desert towers in the early morning or at sunset, the play of shadows creates here is just fantastic scenery. [More — White Sands]
White Sands, USA
Area: 712 sq. km.
In the United States in the territory of new Mexico is an amazing wilderness with the romantic name of White Sands. This desert is gypsum, which explains the presence of an incredibly beautiful white dunes and dunes. White Sands – the largest gypsum desert in the world, covering an area of 712 sq. km unlike many other deserts, the sand is not hot, it is almost completely reflects the sun’s light and heat. This desert, too, owes its existence to the sea, which was in these places about a hundred million years ago.
Over millions of years the hot rays of the sun had completely dried the sea, leaving in its place only a huge desert area, covered with crystals of Selenite. About forty million years, the white desert was on the verge of extinction, under the influence of wind, small white crystals may be carried out in the oceans. However, as a result of tectonic activity on the outskirts of the desert formed the mountains the San Andres and Sacramento, which saved the wilderness from gypsum weathering.
Desert White sand is constantly in motion, the wind it generates is incredibly beautiful selenitovyj dunes, which height can reach 18 meters and the sand dunes the size of a two-storey house. Given this feature of the desert, it is not surprising that its Central part is extremely rare to find plants to rolling soils adapt only some species of Yucca and poplar, the length of the roots which can reach 30 meters. Much more interesting to walk around the outskirts of the desert where you can see rare species of cacti and even a desert melon.
Simpson Desert, Australia
Area: 143 thousand sq. km.
Sand dunes of red can be seen in Australia, the Simpson desert, it has a lot of interesting features. In this Australian desert, you can watch the longest parallel dunes in the world, and most famous dune, Big Red is considered, its height is 40 meters. At first glance, the Simpson desert may seem absolutely lifeless, on its territory you can see unique plants and rare animal species. Only one species of birds there are more than 180, also in the desert there are different kinds of marsupials and lizards.
The area of the “red desert” is quite impressive and is about 143 thousand sq. km. of the desert is considered a Pioneer of Charles Sturt, these places he discovered in 1845. Large-scale geological surveys of the wilderness began only in the first half of the 20th century. The first European who crossed the desert, was Madigan, a momentous event occurred in 1939.
With the 60-ies of the last century, the Simpson desert began to attract Industrialists, on its territory was discovered a large oil field. However, to the 80-th years they were fully developed, since then, the desert of red Sands is of interest solely for tourists. In the wilderness guided adventures on the cars, and through the most picturesque areas, travelers can take a walk. Experienced travelers recommend visiting the desert in the fall when it is not so debilitating heat and to make travel far more comfortable.
Baden-Jaran, China
Area: 49 000 sq. km.
Many interesting secrets stores desert Baden-Garan located in China. Only in the desert you can see the sand dunes, which reach heights of 500 metres. For desert there is ongoing and pretty strong wind, which creates a unique landscape. Under the action of the wind sand dunes emit a loud noise, which the researchers informally called “whistling Sands”.
Another interesting feature of the desert are beautiful lakes located at the foot of the dunes. Some lakes are fresh water, and the water is very salty. The desert is an amazing area of 49 000 sq km, is largely the number of features it is bound snowmelt groundwater. On the territory of the desert, there are more than one hundred lakes are constantly fueling the underground springs, they originate hundreds of kilometers away from the borders of the desert. The name desert Baden-Jaran with the Mongolian can be literally translated as “mysterious lake,” its waters are indeed a unique natural landmark.
In a large desert river Ruoshui, on the banks of which also formed the unusual landscape. Tourists one of the main attractions remains the study are located in the desert lakes. They are all unique, some lakes are painted in bright colours because they live in colonies of microorganisms, and in salty lakes on the banks often formed a beautiful salt crust, so that they become like large mirrors in carved frames. Near freshwater lakes you can see not only the unique desert vegetation, and settlement of nomads. [Next — Wadi Rum]
Wadi Rum, Jordan
Area: 740 sq. km.
Jordan is an amazing desert of Wadi Rum, which has won world fame due to its unique Martian landscape. The area of this rocky desert is more than 740 square kilometres, its territory was shooting scenes of the acclaimed movie, “Red planet”, “the Martian”, “transformers”, “the Last days on Mars” and others. While traveling through the desert you can see a lot of incredible landscapes, including scenic canyons and mountains, the highest peak of which is mount Um al-DAMI.
Wadi Rum desert has long attracted the attention of climbers who aspire to conquer the most dangerous and steep cliffs. For ordinary tourists, as there are Safari-jeep tours, during which they can see the most interesting areas of the desert. Some of them are of great interest from an archaeological point of view, some of the rocks, researchers were able to detect cave paintings. Petroglyphs are one of the main secrets of Wadi Rum, under assumptions of historians, at various times it was inhabited by representatives of different cultures. A significant part discovered in the desert cave paintings to the present time have not been studied, to date them as belonging to a particular culture while it is impossible.
Fans of unusual entertainment go to explore the desert on camels, with tourists always have the opportunity to meet among the desert landscapes of the sunset and remain in the wilderness for the night. The most famous sights of the desert are considered rock bridge Burda-Rock, to walk on which can all comers, and Azadi canyon is an incredibly beautiful mountain gorge, whose length is 5 km. It is here that were discovered by a significant portion of petroglyphs.
Anza-Borrego, United States
Area: 2 400 sq. km.
In southern California located in the desert of Anza-Borrego, which is also considered a landmark of world importance. His name was given in honor of the famous Spanish traveler and Explorer Juan Bautista de ANSA, in 1933 the whole territory of the desert was declared a national nature reserve. Its area is about 2,400 sq km, many travellers desert the Anza-Borrego known under its unofficial name – “Blooming desert”.
This title fully enclosed main feature of the desert – after the end of the rainy season a considerable part of its territory is covered with bright flower meadows. Marvel at this amazing sight coming researchers and tourists from around the world, spring in the desert you can see the beautiful blooming marigolds and lilies that bloom the Anab and Yucca, as well as traditional desert plants – cacti, many of which are also covered in spring with bright colors. Desert Anza-Borrego will be a real boon for nature lovers, for hikers there are a number of exciting Hiking trails.
In the Northern part there is a picturesque canyon, where you can see rare species of palm trees, as well as meet the typical inhabitants of the local fauna – snow sheep. Some areas of the desert striking for its strange stone statues, which for thousands of years was formed under the influence of wind, water and erosion. Meet in the desert, and interesting eroded caves, look into that too will be interesting to all fans of unusual excursions. The most unusual desert area is considered a Pumpkin patch. It is attractive by the presence of circular stone formations that look like a huge pumpkin.
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