WoGE #444

My turn again?

Luis' WoGE #443 seemed very familiar, I was sure I had come across it somewhere. It took me a while to remember where, and then I found the very obvious Waw-an-Namus volcano in Libya. Zooming in on the crater removed most of the desert references, which made it a bit more difficult. :)


For WoGE #444, I decided to stay with the desert theme:

 

Where and what is it? And is there really any correct information on the geology to be found?
For any new players to Where on (Google) Earth, simply post a comment with latitude and longitude and write something about the (geologic/geographic/hydrographic) feature in the picture. If you win, you get to host the next one. Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file.

WoGE #441

It's my turn again, after finding Kubilay's Aurora Crater.
That one took me longer than it should, the geology and vegetation pattern led me almost directly to the right spot once I started looking: Scattered deciduous forest, light dusting of snow on north slopes, seemingly semi-arid climate, and volcanism: Nevada, near the border with California. Mono Lake is not far from here, and that area has almost exactly the same features.


So here's a new one - and it's a single dune. :)

Yes, it's a small area. And there is a good reason for that. Have fun!



For any new players to Where on (Google) Earth, simply post a comment with latitude and longitude and write something about the (geologic/geographic/hydrographic) feature in the picture. If you win, you get to host the next one. Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file.