What morphological feature characterizes the Wahiba Sands (Sharqiya Sands) in northeastern Oman?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. A vast linear sand sea shaped by prevailing seasonal winds
- Step 1: The Wahiba Sands encompass approximately 12,500 square kilometers of desert in eastern Oman.
- Step 2: Geomorphologically, it consists of dramatic longitudinal (linear) mega-dunes reaching up to 100 meters in height, oriented north-south by monsoon wind regimes.
- Step 3: It is recognized globally as an exceptional natural laboratory for aeolian geomorphology.
Answer
A vast linear sand sea shaped by prevailing seasonal winds.
Why not the others: Wahiba Sands is a sand sea, not a volcanic basalt plain, coastal sabkha, or granite mountain range.
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