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Kavīr, Dasht-e (desert) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 51 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.8500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 055 16 58 E degrees minutes |
Long: 55.2833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Dasht-e Kavīris the northern part of an inland depression in central Iran that forms one of the most arid deserts on Earth. The area was once an inland sea, causing the desert to have a salt crust. |
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| Kavīr, Dasht-e (preferred,C,V)
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| Dasht-e Kavīr (C,V,O,Persian-Farsi (transliterated)-P)
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| Dasht-i Kavīr (C,V)
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| Kavir Desert (C,V)
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| دشت کوير (C,V,Persian-Farsi-P)
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