engulfed 275 square m
iles o f desert
here and created
the largest gypsu
m dune field
in the world.
The dunes, brilliant and white, are ever changing.
They grow, crest, then slump but always advance.
Slowly but relentlessly the sand, driven by strong
southwest winds, covers everything in its path.
Within the extremely harsh environment of the
dune field, even plants and animals adapted to
desert conditions struggle to survive. Onl