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Deserts, which are not of the desert: Part One
As you know, deserts occupy about a third of the planet's land. But it so happens that the desert, you see, in fact, not a desert. On several places of the planet and we want to tell.
The first pseudo-desert located in the US state of Maine, and takes about 16 hectares. It is located in the middle of a pine forest near the town of Freeport. The most interesting is that the sand was initially "hidden" under a layer of humus (topsoil), while local settlers decided to treat this piece of land in 1797, the year. In 1925, an enterprising American bought the land for $ 300 and make it an entertaining place with souvenir shops, amusement park and the historic settlement museum.
Desert Osoyoos in Canada, also called "pocket desert." It is located in the Okanagan Valley. There are common around 100 plant species and about 300 species of animals found nowhere else in Canada. Here there is also a lake of the same name, considered the warmest freshwater lake in the country.
Carcross Desert - Another interesting place in Canada. It still some scientists refer to the desert, calling the smallest desert in the world. This place is the most popular among fans of the summer sandboarding. And in the winter, even tour operators organize tours for the new year, as a place for skiing here is more than enough. Carcross area - 259 hectares. It is located in the north-west of the country, at the base of the Alaska Peninsula.
The following pseudo-desert is located near Warsaw, Poland. Near the town Bleduv is about 32 square kilometers of sand. Even in the XII th century, everything was covered with forests, while the local population did not take logging and mining of silver and lead.
Last pseudo-desert today has become a region Kherson region of Ukraine. Local Oleshkivski Sands during the twentieth century, have become a real desert. This array of sand located near Kherson and is about 15 kilometers in diameter. Previously, there was a military training ground, and travelers continue to find ammunition. The process of moving sand managed to stop only the titanic efforts of afforestation. At the moment, the place is one of the largest in the world according to the criterion of artificial plantations of trees.
The first pseudo-desert located in the US state of Maine, and takes about 16 hectares. It is located in the middle of a pine forest near the town of Freeport. The most interesting is that the sand was initially "hidden" under a layer of humus (topsoil), while local settlers decided to treat this piece of land in 1797, the year. In 1925, an enterprising American bought the land for $ 300 and make it an entertaining place with souvenir shops, amusement park and the historic settlement museum.
Desert Osoyoos in Canada, also called "pocket desert." It is located in the Okanagan Valley. There are common around 100 plant species and about 300 species of animals found nowhere else in Canada. Here there is also a lake of the same name, considered the warmest freshwater lake in the country.
Carcross Desert - Another interesting place in Canada. It still some scientists refer to the desert, calling the smallest desert in the world. This place is the most popular among fans of the summer sandboarding. And in the winter, even tour operators organize tours for the new year, as a place for skiing here is more than enough. Carcross area - 259 hectares. It is located in the north-west of the country, at the base of the Alaska Peninsula.
The following pseudo-desert is located near Warsaw, Poland. Near the town Bleduv is about 32 square kilometers of sand. Even in the XII th century, everything was covered with forests, while the local population did not take logging and mining of silver and lead.
Last pseudo-desert today has become a region Kherson region of Ukraine. Local Oleshkivski Sands during the twentieth century, have become a real desert. This array of sand located near Kherson and is about 15 kilometers in diameter. Previously, there was a military training ground, and travelers continue to find ammunition. The process of moving sand managed to stop only the titanic efforts of afforestation. At the moment, the place is one of the largest in the world according to the criterion of artificial plantations of trees.
