Pics of the Week: Deserts

July 4, 2014 G Adventures

A desert is defined as an area that receives little precipitation. And although the first image that springs to mind is usually a vast, hot sea of sand, the Arctic and Antarctica are home to deserts, too. Here’s a small collection of shots of our favourite arid spots:

 Dune 45 in Namibia.

Dune 45 in Namibia.

Sand-boarding in Chile's Atacama Desert.

Sand-boarding in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

A camel train in the Sahara Desert.

A camel train in the Sahara Desert.

Misty shoreline in Antarctica.

Misty shoreline in Antarctica.

Sunset at Uluru in Australia. Photo by M Fischer.

Sunset at Uluru in Australia. Photo by M Fischer.


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