Great Salt Desert
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The Great Salt Desert, or Dasht-e Kavir, is a vast arid salt desert in north-central Iran known for its salt flats, marshes, and extreme climate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Salt Desert canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ natural landscape ⓘ salt desert ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Dasht-e Kavir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kavir-e Namak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateArea | about 77,600 square kilometers ⓘ |
| climateTypeKoppen | BWk ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| extendsIntoProvince |
Isfahan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khorasan provinces ⓘ Semnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yazd Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | former inland sea basin ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
desert-adapted animals
ⓘ
salt-tolerant plants ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
extreme temperature variations
ⓘ
high evaporation rate ⓘ high salinity soils ⓘ sparse vegetation ⓘ very low precipitation ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
arid climate
ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mudflats
ⓘ
playas ⓘ salt crust ⓘ salt flats ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ seasonal lakes ⓘ |
| hasHydrology |
ephemeral lakes
ⓘ
seasonal streams ⓘ |
| knownFor |
impassable marshes
ⓘ
remote and inhospitable environment ⓘ treacherous salt crust over mud ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Zagros Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Iranian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | north-central Iran ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Alborz Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Great Salt Desert in Persian ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Plateau of Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iranian deserts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition |
clay
ⓘ
salt ⓘ sand ⓘ |
| usedFor |
limited grazing at margins
ⓘ
salt extraction ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.