Simpson Desert: Quick Facts

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Red sand dune with scattered dry grasses and small shrubs in the Simpson Desert, central Australia.

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Arabian Camel (Camelus dromedarius) in the Sahara Desert sand dunes. (pack animal; sand; Morocco; Africa; African desert; mammal; dromedary; drought)

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