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Wet desert? Yup, Lençóis Maranhenses in Brazil.

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It seems incredible, but in a country that keeps around 30% of the fresh water and shelters the largest rain forest in the world, we can find a “desert”. Located in the State of Maranhão, on the north shore of Brazil, the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park is an area of about 300 square kilometers (155,000 ha) of blinding white dunes and deep blue lagoons, forming one of the most beautiful and unique places in the world. The dunes invade the continent over 50km (31 miles) from the cost, creating a landscape that reminds a white bed sheet, when seen from above.

http://cellar.org/2009/wetdesert1.jpg

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But you may ask: -Lagoons?? You told me it was a desert… Yes, what defers this region from a desert is the amount of rain that drops over the dunes, creating ponds of crystal clear water on the depression between dunes. Despite its desert-like appearance, Lençóis Maranhenses records an annual rainfall of 1,600mm (i.e. 62.9 inches), 300 times more than in the Sahara. During the period of drought, the lagoons evaporate and become completely dried. After the rainy season, the lagoons are home of many species of fish, turtles and clams. The mystery in this story lies in the fact that when the lagoons fill up, life comes back, as if they had never left the place. One of the hypotheses to explain the phenomenon is that the eggs of the fish and crabs are maintained alive in the sand, exploding when rain comes back.

http://cellar.org/2009/wetdesert2.jpg

So it's not really a desert, it's just a place covered with lots of sand. :rolleyes:

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Wow.

In Australia, we have dry rainforest, but I think that wet desert is cooler. I wanna go there.

Looks like another planet somewhere way out there. This would be an awesome location to shoot another space movie. Very tranquil.

Crap, this was supposed to be a IOtD... but it was late and I was tired. :o
Oh well, spuck covered today anyway.

that's a fricken dolphin, you cock!

That's a fricken cock, you shark! Seriously, LOOK at it!

Clinton? Jackson?

it's very skewed

can't be Jackson, it's black

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123 (Post 590145)

That's a fricken cock, you shark! Seriously, LOOK at it!

Yes, but does it have a laser beam attached to its head? :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Glinda (Post 590252)

Yes, but does it have a laser beam attached to its head? :rolleyes:

Doesn't matter, it won't fly off a treadmill...

You would totally shitbricks if that mo fo was in there!

I cant get perspective..the people in the first pic look pretty small compared to the lake, and the pics in the link make the wet desert look large....but 50kms isnt that big.

I was looking at the salt desert in the link....man, on the way to Alice Springs we saw some HUGE salt lakes, but thats massive.