Minerals, especially gypsum, is weathered out of the surrounding mountains by rainfall. It is washed onto the floor of the desert where the water evaporates leaving a deposit of white gypsum sand. Wind may then carry this white sand to the surrounding desert and form dunes.
Sand in a desert may be any color - red, brown, yellow, black or white - depending upon the color of the rock which formed the sand.
A desert dune is a dune formed in a desert
The Namib desert is regarded as one of the oldest desert in the world. It was formed naturally due to the little precipitation.
The White Desert is 45 kilometres north of the Farafra Oasis, in the New Valley Governorate, about 500 kilometres north of Cairo. In 2002, it was designated as a nature preserve. The White Desert got its name from the white tint that covers the majority of its surface. It contains a big chalk rock and a total size of 3010 square kilometres. Many of the formations in the desert were formed as a result of the area’s occasional sandstorms. if you want see more go {whitedeserthome}
a natrul formed arch in the desert
The White Desert is 45 kilometres north of the Farafra Oasis, in the New Valley Governorate, about 500 kilometres north of Cairo. In 2002, it was designated as a nature preserve. The White Desert got its name from the white tint that covers the majority of its surface. It contains a big chalk rock and a total size of 3010 square kilometres. Many of the formations in the desert were formed as a result of the area’s occasional sandstorms.
There is a small area of Egypt known as the 'White Desert.' Also, Antarctica is sometimes called the 'White Desert.'
The duration of The White Desert is 1.17 hours.
A desert arch is formed by the action of wind carried sand grains abrading a weakness in the rock.
A desert arch is formed by the action of wind carried sand grains abrading a weakness in the rock.
The Syrian Desert.
White Sun of the Desert was created in 1969.