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At Deadvlei, a dead camel thorn tree stands on pale clay beneath a red dune. At Salar de Uyuni, a web of salt ridges stretches to the horizon. These photographs show what gives each desert landscape its character, from wind-shaped dunes and salt flats to canyons and stone towers.

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Sam Sand Dunes, Thar Desert, India
Sam Sand Dunes, Thar Desert, India: Footprints and wind ripples cross the sand near Sam village, west of Jaisalmer. The…
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Kgalagadi, Kalahari, South Africa
Kgalagadi, Kalahari, South Africa: Low red dunes hold scattered grasses and shrubs in the Kgalagadi. The vegetation gives…
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Valley of Castles, Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan
Valley of Castles, Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan: Cliffs and towers line the winding corridor of the Valley of Castles. From…
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Badain Jaran Desert, China
Badain Jaran Desert, China: A lake interrupts a vast field of dunes in Inner Mongolia’s Badain Jaran Desert. Water sits in…
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Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang, China
Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang, China: From orbit, the pale sand of the Taklamakan fills much of the Tarim Basin. The dark…
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Tadrart Rouge, Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria
Tadrart Rouge, Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria: Bands of orange sand roll between dark sandstone outcrops in the Algerian Sahara…
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Lake Fryxell, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Lake Fryxell, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: Shoreline ice traces the edge of Lake Fryxell against bare, patterned soil…
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Guelta d’Archei, Ennedi, Chad
Guelta d’Archei, Ennedi, Chad: A ribbon of water runs beneath the sandstone walls of the Ennedi Massif. The pool sits deep…
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Huacachina Oasis, Ica Desert, Peru
Huacachina Oasis, Ica Desert, Peru: A green fringe surrounds the lagoon at Huacachina. Seen from the sand above, the oasis…
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The Mittens and Merrick Butte, Monument Valley, Arizona
The Mittens and Merrick Butte, Monument Valley, Arizona: The Mitten buttes and Merrick Butte catch the last light above the…
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Tiponi Point, Painted Desert, Arizona
Tiponi Point, Painted Desert, Arizona: Pink and red badlands stretch away from Tiponi Point in Petrified Forest National…

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