Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Lakes of Ounianga' has mentioned 'Desert' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| According to the UNESCO description, the lakes are in a hot and hyperarid desert that features a rainfall of less than 2 millimetres (0.1xc2xa0in) a year. | WIKI |
| The desert returned to the area after monsoons diminished about 5,000 years ago. | WIKI |
| Investigation of a drilling core revealed 10,940 layers in 16 metres (52xc2xa0ft) of sediments from the bottom of the Lake Yoa before reaching the ice-age desert floor, each layer corresponding to 1 year. | WIKI |
| As the desert wind from the northeast blew, it carried sand from the plateau above down through notches in the land, depositing it right where farmers were growing crops. | WIKI |
| Located in North-Eastern Chad, in a hot and hyperarid desert setting with less than 2mm rainfall per year, the Lakes of Ounianga comprises a total of 18 lakes, in two groups, displaying a variety of sizes, depths, colorations and chemical compositions. | UNESCO |
| The property also displays a range of striking aesthetic features, with varied coloration associated with the different lakes and their vegetation, and the presence of dramatic natural desert landforms that all contribute to the exceptional natural beauty of the landscape of the property. | UNESCO |
| The shape and distribution of the lakes, combined with the effect of the wind moving the floating vegetation in the lakes, gives the impression of xe2x80x9cwaves of water flowing in the desertxe2x80x9d. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (vii): The property represents an exceptional example of permanent lakes in a desert setting, a remarkable natural phenomenon which results from an aquifer and associated complex hydrological system which is still to be fully understood. | UNESCO |
| The aesthetic beauty of the site results from a landscape mosaic which includes the varied coloured lakes with their blue, green and /or reddish waters, in reflection of their chemical composition, surrounded by palms, dunes and spectacular sandstone landforms, all of it in the heart of a desert that stretches over thousands of kilometres. | UNESCO |
| The shape and distribution of the lakes, combined with the effect of the wind moving the floating vegetation in the lakes, gives the impression of xe2x80x9cwaves of water flowing in the desertxe2x80x9d. | UNESCO |