The World's Largest 'Inland Continuous Sand Dunes,' Hiding a 'Zither-like Sound' Singing Desert

The Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, China, and the Namib Desert in Namibia, Africa, boast the world's most massive dune systems. In certain special areas of these deserts, when strong winds sweep over the dune crests, the friction and collapse of sand grains create resonance, producing a humming sound like a double bass or thunder (known as 'Singing Sand'). This sound can last for several minutes and be clearly heard from kilometers away.