The area has been described as a kind of oceanic desert, with light winds and slow moving water currents.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

The area around the Sea is basically semi-desert.

死海周边地区实际上是半沙漠化的。

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This design was influenced by the shape of a desert flower that grows in the area.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

The area is really a desert, receiving only about thirty-five centimeters of rain a year.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

Canyonlands National Park is a wild, lonely area of rocks, rivers and desert plants.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

Picture an area that is almost desert land.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

Much of that area is desert land.

VOA: special.2009.08.12