Carcross Desert

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Carcross Desert

Carcross Desert je místo, ležící nedaleko obce Carcross v kanadském teritoriu Yukon, která je často označováno za nejmenší poušť světa. Ve skutečnosti však jde jen o sérii písečných dun – klima oblasti je totiž příliš vlhké, takže podle některých definic ji nelze za skutečnou poušť považovat.[1][2] Písek vznikl během poslední doby ledové, kdy se ve velkých ledovcových jezerech usadil písek. Když jezera vyschla, písek na jejich místě zůstal. Oblast má rozlohu přibližně jedné čtvereční míle. Je využívána pro rekreační sandboarding a v zimě pro běh na lyžích a snowboarding.

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  1. ↑ Nejmenší poušť světa leží tam, kde by ji nikdo nehledal [online]. Novinky.cz, 2018-06-30 [cit. 2018-07-10]. Dostupné online. 
  2. ↑ MACEACHERAN, Mike. The unlikely home of the world’s smallest desert [online]. BBC, 2018-06-22 [cit. 2018-07-10]. Dostupné online. (anglicky) 

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Yukon Territory's Carcross Desert, as seen in winter.
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Autor: Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA, Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0

The little boy in red is having a merry old time skipping down the dune until he falls on his face moment's later. He's a trooper through and the sand is soft enough so the fall does not faze him in the least.

While not a desert at all, Carcross Desert, as the locals are inclined to call it, is actually a large deposit of sand on a glacial lake bed. The sand is blown from the beach at Bennett Lake about 2 km away when the water level is low exposing the large sandy beach. The beach is formed from silt and sand deposited as the Watson River empties into the lake.

For more information on this fascinating 260 hectare (642 acre) sand dunes area, visit The Basement Geographer's article, The Carcross Desert.

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Autor: Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA, Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0

Bennett Lake and mountain ranges as seen from Carcross Desert. Boreal forest and meadows infill the area between the lake and dunes.

While not a desert at all, Carcross Desert, as the locals are inclined to call it, is actually a large deposit of sand on a glacial lake bed. The sand is blown from the beach at Bennett Lake about 2 km away when the water level is low exposing the large sandy beach. The beach is formed from silt and sand deposited as the Watson River empties into the lake.

For more information on this fascinating 260 hectare (642 acre) sand dunes area, visit The Basement Geographer's article, The Carcross Desert.

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Sign for the Carcross Desert in southern Yukon, Canada. The Carcross Desert is considered by many to be the smallest desert in the world, measuring just 2.6 square km (640 acres; 1 square mi).