In marked contrast to the mountains, sand seas line the southeastern and northern perimeters of the lake, and marshes occur along the lake shores in Azerbaijan to the west.

与山脉形成鲜明对比的是，沙漠紧贴着湖的东南部和北部边缘，西部位于阿塞拜疆境内的湖滨则遍布沼泽。

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We emerged from the shade of the lake fringe and crossed some low, gray sand dunes. Soon an Afar boy and girl came with their herd of goats to investigate.

当我们从湖边的阴影处现身出来，穿越了一片低矮的灰色沙丘以后，首先迎接我们是一位阿法尔男孩和一位阿法尔女孩以及他们放牧的一群山羊。

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All of the sand dunes, however, form part of a larger dune field nearly encircling the lake.

所有沙丘形成了一个更大的沙丘，几乎包围了整个湖泊。

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Over the stone wall we looked down at the stretch of sand by the lake.

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