Deserts. Salt flat, Bolivia. 1 /
When most people think of deserts, we think of punishing heat, camels and rattlesnakes. But dig a little deeper, and unbelievable stories emerge, like a tree that bleeds, and a desert filled with salt. Sand, sand, sand everywhere but in the desert of Salar de Uyuni, sand is nowhere to be seen. Inste...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English with some Spanish with English subtitles. |
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London, England :
TVF International,
2017.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | When most people think of deserts, we think of punishing heat, camels and rattlesnakes. But dig a little deeper, and unbelievable stories emerge, like a tree that bleeds, and a desert filled with salt. Sand, sand, sand everywhere but in the desert of Salar de Uyuni, sand is nowhere to be seen. Instead, it's been replaced by salt! The Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometres and is literally as flat as a paved runway. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed November 17, 2021). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (8 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:07:30 |