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Author Topic: A desert in the middle of a tundra!?  (Read 541 times)

Kidsta

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A desert in the middle of a tundra!?
« on: April 11, 2010, 01:50:48 pm »
Found a really strange region in my latest world.

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A red sand desert in the middle of a tundra, complete with a permanently frozen river that starts and ends abruptly.

Had this happened to anyone else? Is this technically possible? Personally, I think it's pretty cool.
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smjjames

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Re: A desert in the middle of a tundra!?
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2010, 01:59:51 pm »
I think you have a slice of Mars there.

Seriously though, there are cold deserts on Earth, so its not entirely out of place. Worldgen wise though, it looks like you have a fractured biome there or something. What kind of soil do the other biomes in that area have? If its also red sand, then there could be a connection, if not, no idea.
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Kidsta

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Re: A desert in the middle of a tundra!?
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2010, 02:03:12 pm »
I settled in the spot I showed in the picture. The soil on the northern, tundra area is clay loam, mixed with granite and gabbro pebbles.
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