Do you know there is a place here called the Empty Quarter? Also known as Rub’ al Khali (الربع الخالي), this area covers an area about the quarter of the Arabian peninsula. The quarter is around the border areas of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman & Yemen. The conditions here are so hostile that even the Bedouins only skirt around the edges of this desert land. It is virtually uninhabited and hardly anyone has ever ventured deep into the quarter. The summer temperature reaches up to 55degC and the sand dunes are taller than Eiffel Tower. The area can go for years without any rain. It has intrigued many adventurers and some have dared to explore this vast emptiness. Visit this National Geographic website - Sights & Sounds: The Empty Quarter for more insights on the world's largest sea of sand.
Some trivial information I've just plucked out of the internet: The hottest place on the planet is Al Azizia (somewhere in Libya) where the highest temperature recorded was 66degC! Wouldnt want to be there at that time! Meanwhile, it's only 43degC today in UAE!
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