The landscape of dolphin shaped yardangs in Lut desert of Iran
Yardangs form in environments where water is scarce and the prevailing winds are strong, uni-directional, and carry an abrasive sediment load. The wind cuts down low-lying areas into parallel ridges which gradually erode into separate hills that take on the unique shape of a yardang The landscape of dolphin shaped yardangs in Lut desert widely referred to as Dasht-e Lut a large salt desert located in the province of Kerman. Yardangs called Kalout in Farsi Lut is inscribed on UNESCO`s World Heritage List as natural monument
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