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simpson desert |
australia, middle, gold coast |
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kalahari desert |
botswana, africa, south africa |
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sahara desert |
north of africa |
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gobi desert |
top of china and in mongolia |
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mojave desert |
america, california and nevada |
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atacama desert |
south america, west near chile |
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butte |
remaining solid core of what was once a mesa |
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alluvial fan |
a semicircular build up of material that collects at the bade of slopes and at the end of a wadis after being deposited there by wind and water |
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playa lake |
may cover a wide area, but is never deep. Most water in it evaporates, leaving a layer of salt on the surface. The salt covered stretches are called salt pans. |
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clay pans |
are low lying sections of ground that may remain wet and muddy for some time |
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oasis |
a fertile spot in a desert. it receives water from underground supplies. |
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mesa |
plateau like section of higher land with a flat top and steep sides. the flat surface was once ground level, before weathering and erosion took their toll |
