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The landscape of dolphin shaped yardangs in Lut desert of Iran Royalty Free Stock Photo
The landscape of dolphin shaped yardangs in Lut desert of Iran Royalty Free Stock Photo
   
   
   
   
   
The landscape of dolphin shaped yardangs in Lut desert of Iran
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Yardangs form in environments where water is scarce and the prevailing winds are strong, uni-directional, and carry an abrasive sediment load. The wind cuts down low-lying areas into parallel ridges which gradually erode into separate hills that take on the unique shape of a yardang The landscape of dolphin shaped yardangs in Lut desert widely referred to as Dasht-e Lut a large salt desert located in the province of Kerman. Yardangs called Kalout in Farsi Lut is inscribed on UNESCO`s World Heritage List as natural monument


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