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* White Desert is named for the white color of a type of limestone rocks called "chalk rock" | * White Desert is named for the white color of a type of limestone rocks called "chalk rock" | ||
* contains protruding limestone rocks called "ventifacts," rocks shaped by windblown sand or ice crystals | * contains protruding limestone rocks called "ventifacts," rocks shaped by windblown sand or ice crystals | ||
[[File:White-desert-egypt.jpg| | [[File:White-desert-egypt.jpg|600px|center|Panorama of the White Desert of Egypt|alt=Panorama of the White Desert in Egypt]] | ||
==== Glacial erratic rocks ==== | ==== Glacial erratic rocks ==== | ||