Desert winds shift the sands atop a sand dune in the middle of the Rub' al Khali desert in Saudi Arabia.

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Desert winds shift the sands atop a sand dune in the middle of the Rub' al-Khali desert in Saudi Arabia. Arabic for "The Empty Quarter", the Rub' al-Khali is the largest area of continuous sand in the world. It occupies 250,000 square miles and a quarter of Saudi Arabia's landmass.

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Size: 4073px × 2715px
Location: Rub' al-Khali desert in Saudi Arabia
Photo credit: © Todd Sowers Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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