Photo : Lout Desert

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/ Date : April 14, 2014

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Photo by: Afshin Iranpour

Province:

Kerman

Additional Information:

Dimensions: 2048 * 1536
File Size: 581251
Make: Canon
Maker Note: 
Model: Canon DIGITAL IXUS II
Software: ACD Systems Digital Imaging
Mime: image/jpeg
DateTime: 2005:02:19 17:10:40
Shutter Speed Value: 255/32
Aperture Value: 181/32
Exposure Bias Value: 0/3
Flash: 24
Focal Length: 173/32
X Resolution: 180/1
Y Resolution: 180/1
Resolution Unit: 2
Lout Desert

Description:

the Lut Desert, is a large salt desert in southeastern Kerman Iran and is the world's 25th largest desert. The surface of the sand there has been measured at temperatures as high as 70.7°C (159°F),[1][2] and it is one of the world's driest places. The eastern part of Dasht-e Lut is a low plateau covered with salt flats. In contrast, the center has been sculpted by the wind into a series of parallel ridges and furrows, extending over 150 km (93 mi) and reaching 75 metres (246 ft) in height.[3] This area is also riddled with ravines and sinkholes. The southeast is a vast expanse of sand, like a Saharan erg, with dunes 300 metres (980 ft) high, among the tallest in the world.

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