Kumtagh Desert is an ideal natural model for studying the formation and evolution of the desert because the Qua- ternary strata containing ancient aeolian sands are widely distributed. The integrated field investigation and studies on sedimentary, chronology and palynology of typical profiles named Suo...
Black sand beaches and rainforests are found in the north, with yet more beautiful sands to the south. Sights include La Pagerie, birthplace of Napoleon's Empress Josephine, and Diamond Rock, a 600-foot pinnacle, once registered as a British warship. Read more Charlevoix Read more Summerside...
For our modelling experiments, we chose three sites along a North-South rainfall gradient across the Kalahari (Maun, Tshane and Tsabong; see Fig.1), to provide a variety of current environments and projected climatic changes. Although the southern African dune system is largely inactive today, ...