Excerpt - page 7: "... onager, Pallas sandgrouse, snow leopard, and wild mountain sheep. IRANIAN DESERT In the wild interior of central Iran (formerly Persia ) lie two large deserts, the Lut and the Kavir, together covering about 140,000 square miles. ..."
Excerpt - page 8: "... sides, thit were eroded or peneplaned before the onset of desert conditions. BASINS OF INLAND DRAINAGE Many basins of inland drainage form the sites of deserts (Gobi Desert in Central Asia, Great Kavir of central Iran, Mohave Desert of California). ..."
Excerpt - page 7: "... The most extensive salt desert is found in the lower part of the Dasht-e-Kavir in Iran; similar conditions occur in the Qattara Depression in ..."
