In Photos: Deserts and Life

Deserts are the most haunting of all the Earth's landscapes, see more with our Deserts and Life Gallery.

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Atacama

Celebrations at Ayguina from the Atacama desert episode.
Atacama

Chacabuco from the Atacama desert episode.
Australia

House built into the rock at Coober Pedy from the Australian desert episode.
Australia

Maralinga from the Australian desert episode.
Australia

Uluru, or Ayres Rock, from the Australian desert episode.
Gobi

A Buddhist prayer post from the Gobi desert episode.
Gobi

Preparing for the Mongolian New Year Celebration at a Monastery from the Gobi desert episode.
Judea

A Bedouin camp in the Palestinian territories from the Judean desert episode.
Judea

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, from the Judean desert episode.
Judea

Aerial shot above Jericho from the Judean desert episode.
Namib

African elephants shading under a tree, from the Namib Desert episode.
Namib

Himba women dancing, from the Namib Desert episode.
Thar

Demoiselle cranes at Kheechan from the Thar desert episode.
Thar

Rats at the Karni Mata Temple from the Thar desert episode.

Atacama