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Arabia: Geography, History and Exploration

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Geology of the Oman Mountains, Eastern Arabia

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Abstract

Arabia is a land of spectacular extremes and natural beauty. These landscapes include the largest sand dunes on Earth in the Rub al-Khali, the lush valleys and marshes of the Tigris and Euphrates in Iraq and Syria, the red desert of Jordan, the great sandstone cliffs of Wadi Rum, the forested hills of the Yemeni highlands and Asir in Saudi Arabia, magnificent coral reefs along the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba, the khareef monsoon-lashed green sea-cliffs of the frankincense coast in Yemen and Dhofar, the incredible Wahiba Sandsea, the islands and khors (khawrs) of the Indian ocean coast and Arabian Gulf. However, foremost amongst these natural wonders of Arabia, the unique Northern Oman–United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mountains with their deeply incised wadis, perched villages and perennial flowing streams, the stunning beaches and coastline of Oman, the amazing fjords and sea cliffs of the Musandam peninsula, has to be at the top.

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Searle, M. (2019). Arabia: Geography, History and Exploration. In: Geology of the Oman Mountains, Eastern Arabia. GeoGuide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18453-7_1

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