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Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

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Where in the world – Deserts

21 March 2023
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Can you identify these deserts?

A view of the mountains and dunes in Death Valley, Mojave Desert

1) Clue: Nowhere hotter than this


Big Red, Simpson Desert, Australia

2) Clue: A home away from home for Homer?


View of the skeleton coast in Namibia next to the ocean

3) Clue: A bare bones coast borders this sea of sand


A man rides a camel in the sand dunes of the Gobi Desert

4) Clue: Sounds a bit fishy


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Published in the UK since 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).

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