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In December 2004, Dean joined the UAE
Photo Club on a 3-day unforgettable overland adventure
through a section of the Empty Quarter, or Rub al-Khali as
it is more traditionally known. In the south of the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia and spilling over into the neighbouring
countries of the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Yemen is the
famous Rub al-Khali (the Empty Quarter), a massive,
trackless expanse of shifting sand dunes - one of the
largest sand deserts in the world, covering an area of more
than 250,000 square miles (650,000 square kilometers) and
extending to 1,200 by 500 kilometers.
The Rub al-Khali is a world of
harsh extremes that may rank as both the least, and most,
hospitable place on Earth receiving almost no rain at all,
although on the first day of our trip we did experience a
light shower. The team of 5 vehicles ventured into this vast
desert under strict expedition conditions requiring total self
sufficiency.
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