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Parallel Dunes

Detailed Description

Most of this image is in the Simpson Desert Regional Reserve of South Australia. The shallow lakes, appearing in colors ranging from nearly black to aqua blue, are dry most of the time. Here, they seem to stretch with the sand dunes, which extend for hundreds of kilometers.

Collection: Earth As Art 5

Source: Landsat 8

Download: JPG TIF

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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