The metric units used in this publication can be converted to English units by using the approximate conversions given below:
Length
1 kilometer 0.6 of a mile 1 meter 39.37 inches 1 centimeter 0.4 inch 1 millimeter 0.04 inch
Area
1 sq. kilometer 0.04 sq. mile 1 sq. meter 1.2 sq. yards 1 sq. centimeter 0.155 sq. inch
Temperature
To convert °Celsius to °Fahrenheit, multiply °C by 1.8 and add 32. To convert °Fahrenheit to °Celsius, subtract 32 from °F and divide the result by 1.8.
Landsat image shows complex linear and crescentic dunes in the northeastern Taklimakan Desert of China.
In this desert there are a great many evil spirits and also hot winds; those who encounter them perish to a man. There are neither birds above nor beasts below. Gazing on all sides as far as the eye can reach in order to mark the track, no guidance is to be obtained save from the rotting bones of dead men, which point the way.