Year Taken
1958
Category
Arid Zone
Location
Ubari Sand Sea
Libya
Credit
ID. Goudarzi, G.H. 13
Filename
ggh0013.png
Description
Aerial view of longitudinal dunes in the Ubari Sand Sea. The dunes are several kilometers long and some are more than 100 meters high. Parallel longitudinal dunes in the foreground. The slightly shadowed areas between the dune are thought to be blowouts; dark spots are vegetation. Photograph taken about 30 kilometers southwest of Brach looking northeast. Dune trends are N. 40 degrees to 45 degree east. Libya. ca. 1958.
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