Dasht-e Kavir
LocationIran
Area77,000 km2
ContinentAsia
TypeSubtropical
About Dasht-e Kavir
The Great Salt Desert of Iran. The salt crust can be treacherously thin covering mud. Temperatures reach 50C. Virtually uninhabited. The name means flat desert in Persian.
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