Geometric Desert
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Detailed Description
Geometric shapes lie across the emptiness of the Sahara Desert in southern Egypt. Each point is a center pivot irrigation field a little less than 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) across. With no surface water in this region, wells pump underground water to rotating sprinklers from the huge Nubian Sandstone aquifer, which lies underneath the desert.
- Collection: Earth as Art 4
- Source: Landsat 8
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Sources/Usage
Public Domain.