GOBI DESERT

LONGITUDINAL DUNES IN THE GOBI DESERT

• A longitudinal dune is a large
• elongated dune lying parallel to the prevailing
• wind direction. They generally form in area that
• are located behind an obstacle where sand is
• abundant and the wind is constant and strong.

BADLANDS IN GOBI DESERT

• A badland is a type of dry terrain
• where softer sedimentary rocks and
• clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded
• by wind and water.
• Badlands are formed by a volcanic rock.

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SALT PANS

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SAND DUNES IN THE GOBI DESERT

• Sand Dunes need a large amount of loose
• sand in an area with little vegetation usually on the
• coast or in a dried up river, lake or sea bed.

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