Deserts are known for more than just the sand and the highest temperatures on the planet. The deserts below are also considered "wonders" of the world with breathtaking beauty, attracting many tourists to visit each year.
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia:
Salar de Uyuni is the largest and most beautiful salt flat in the world, located in the Andes Mountains region of Bolivia. This place is formed from a shallow salt lake, about 10,600 square kilometers. This salt "desert" field is covered with a layer of white salt and a thin layer of water during the rainy season, and thanks to that, the surface of the field becomes the largest mirror in the world.
White Sands National Reserve, New Mexico, USA:
White Sands National Reserve in New Mexico is a sparkling and breathtaking sea of white sand. Located in the northern Chihuahuan Desert, White Sands covers more than 700,000 square kilometers, created when a shallow, shallow sea dried up millions of years ago. In particular, thanks to the composition of many minerals, the sand here is very cool and smooth to the touch.
Sahara Desert, Africa:
The Sahara is more than 9.2 million square kilometers and is the hottest desert on the planet. Much of the Sahara's landscape is rocky plateaus, dry valleys and dunes up to 180 meters high. However, this is only a well-known small part of this huge desert, it still has many mysteries. Visitors to the Sahara mainly ride camels, camp overnight and watch the starry sky.
Mojave Desert, California, Nevada:
Located mainly in the territories of California and Nevada, the Mojave covers an area of nearly 65,000 square kilometers and is the driest desert in North America. It has little vegetation but is known to be the only place in the world where the Joshua tree can be found. Amidst the rocky desert landscape, Joshua trees look like soldiers standing guard.
The Wave, Arizona, USA:
The Wave is the name of the huge and stunning sandstone structures in Arizona, a photographer's dream destination. Located north of Coyote Buttes in Arizona, between Paria Canyon and the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, these rock structures create mesmerizing patterns of wavy, vibrant colors that draw visitors from around the world. .
Namib Desert, Namibia:
Namib is the only desert bordering the sea in southern Africa, stretching over 1,900 km but relatively narrow with an average width of over 110 km and is considered one of the oldest deserts. best in the world. It is known for its sandy waters and orange sand dunes that can reach 300 meters high and is noted as one of the largest sand dunes on the planet.
White Desert, Egypt:
Also known as el-Sahara el-Beida, the White Desert is a national park in Egypt, nearly 600 km from Cairo. When coming here, visitors will think that they are lost in a "different planet" because of the special landscape with white chalk and limestone formed through centuries of erosion and sandstorms. Especially, the color of the scene here from daytime to sunset changes from white to golden.
Polar tundra, Canada, Alaska, Russia, Siberia, Scandinavia:
Polar tundra is covered with permafrost, has a desert-like environment with low annual rainfall. However, each year there is still a short growing season, lasting about 100 days, with some plants growing on moisture from the thin ice that melts in the summer.
