Desert oases,United Arab Emirates (UAE),infrared satellite image. North is at top. This is one of the few habitable areas in the deserts (brown) of the UAE. Called Al-Liwa,the crescent-shaped area separates the sandy desert (upper left) from an area of gravel plains (dark blue,mostly upper right) surrounded by towering sand dunes (brown). Salty groundwater forms deposits (white),while a limited supply of fresh water supports agriculture in Al-Liwa. This 180-kilometre-wide image was taken on 11 November 1972,in visible and infrared wavelengths with the Multispectral Scanner (MSS) sensor on NASA's Landsat 1 satellite | |
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