File:Rub al Khali 002.JPG

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العربية: الرُبع الخالي، أكبرُ صحراءٍ رمليَّةٍ على وجه الأرض.
Čeština: Poušť cs:Rub al-Chálí neboli Pustá končina
Deutsch: Rub al-Chali oder Leeres Viertel ist die größte Sandwüste der Erde.
English: Rub' al Khali or Empty Quarter is the largest sand desert on earth.
Français : Le Rub al Khali (ou Quart Vide) est le plus grand désert de sable sur Terre.
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Author Nepenthes
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Camera location22° 43′ 15.98″ N, 54° 32′ 55.19″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Sand dunes to the east of Liwa Oasis in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, near the UAE's border with Saudi Arabia

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Rub' al Khali

inception

12 December 2008

coordinates of the point of view

22°43'15.982"N, 54°32'55.190"E

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0.004 second

focal length

35 millimetre

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