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[[Image:Dasht-e Lut Iran 2006-02-28 ISS012-E-18779.jpg|thumb|Una veduta dallo spazio del Dasht-e Lut]]

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Il '''Dasht-e Lut''', talvolta scritto anche '''Dasht-i-Lut''', è un vasto [[deserto]] salto dell'[[Iran]] sudorientale ed è il [[Deserti più grandi del mondo|venticinquesimo deserto più vasto del mondo]].

Iran is climatically part of the Afro-Asian belt of deserts that stretch from the [[Cape Verde]] islands off [[West Africa]] all the way to [[Mongolia]] near [[Beijing]], [[China]]. The patchy, elongated, light-colored feature in the foreground (parallel to the mountain range) is the northernmost of the Dasht dry lakes that stretch southward {{convert|300|km|mi|sp=us}}. In near-tropical deserts, elevated areas capture most precipitation. As a result an [[abiotic]] zone.

[[Geography of Iran|Iran's geography]] consists of a [[plateau]] surrounded by mountains and divided into drainage basins. Dasht-e Lut is one of the largest of these desert basins, {{convert|480|km|mi|sp=us}} long and {{convert|320|km|mi|sp=us}} wide,<ref name="RD">{{cite book |

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title = Natural Wonders of the World |

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</ref> and is considered to be one of the driest places on Earth.<ref name="csmonitor.com">http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1102/p16s01-sten.html</ref><ref name="universetoday.com">http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/earth/temperature-of-earth/</ref><ref name="redorbit.com">http://www.redorbit.com/images/images-of-the-day/img/13205/hottest_spot_on_earth/index.html</ref>

Larsuperficie del deserto è di circa 51,800 chilometri quadrati.<ref name=nyt>{{cite book |

first=John W. (ed.) |

last=Wright |

year=2006 |

title=The New York Times Almanac |

edition = 2007 |

publisher=Penguin Books |

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isbn=978-0-14-303820-7 |

page=456}}

</ref> The other large basin is the [[Dasht-e Kavir]]. During the spring wet season, water briefly flows down from the [[Hazaran|Kerman mountains]], but it soon dries up, leaving behind only rocks, sand, and salt.

The eastern part of Dasht-e Lut is a low plateau covered with [[salt flat]]s. In contrast, the center has been sculpted by the wind into a series of parallel ridges and furrows, extending over {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}} and reaching 75&nbsp;m (250&nbsp;ft) in height.<ref name="RD" /> This area is also riddled with [[ravine]]s and [[sinkhole]]s. The southeast is a vast expanse of sand, like a Saharan [[erg (landform)|erg]], with [[dune]]s 300&nbsp;m (1000&nbsp;ft) high, among the tallest in the world.<ref name="RD" />

== Hottest land surface ==

Measurements of MODIS ([[Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer]]) installed on [[NASA]]'s satellite "[[Aqua (satellite)|Aqua]]" from 2003 - 2005 testify that the hottest land surface on Earth is located in Dasht-e Lut and land surface temperatures reach here 70.7 degrees C (159-160 degrees F)<ref>http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=7149</ref><ref>http://www.weather.ir/english/</ref><ref>http://www.climatetemp.info/iran/</ref><ref>http://www.presstv.ir/Detail.aspx?id=58252&sectionid=351020108</ref><ref name="csmonitor.com"/><ref name="universetoday.com"/><ref name="redorbit.com"/>. Precision of measurements is 0.5 - 1 degrees K<ref>http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/dataprod/dataproducts.php?MOD_NUMBER=11 MOD 11 - Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity, MODIS Website</ref><ref>http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/atbd/atbd_mod11.pdf Zhengming Wan, MODIS Land-Surface Temperature Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (LST ATBD) Version 3.3. April 1999</ref>.

The hottest part of Dasht-e Lut is Gandom Beryan - approximately 480 km² large plateau covered with dark lava<ref>http://www.iranreview.org/content/view/1067/51/ A Journey To Earth's Hottest Point</ref>. According to local legend this name (in translation from [[Persian language|Persian]] - "Toasted wheat") originates from an accident where load of wheat left in the desert was scorched by the heat in a few days time<ref name="wond">{{Cite document |title = Gandom Beryan in Lut Desert - hottest place on Earth |publisher = Wondermondo |date = 1 November 2010 |url = http://www.wondermondo.com/Countries/As/Iran/Kerman/GandomBeryan.htm |postscript = <!-- Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->{{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref>.

==See also==

*[[Dasht-e Kavir]]

*[[Geography of Iran]]

*[[International rankings of Iran]]

==References==

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==External links==

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* [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17226 NASA image and info]

* [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17470 NASA survey on temperatures around the globe]

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