Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:grass
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Empty_Quarter Rub' al Khali
gptkbp:annualRainfall	less than 3 cm per year
gptkbp:area	650,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Nafud_Desert
gptkbp:climate	arid
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:grass salt flats natural gas reserves oil fields sabkhas (salt flats)
gptkbp:elevation	ranging from 0 to 300 meters above sea level
gptkbp:explores	gptkb:Wilfred_Thesiger gptkb:Bertram_Thomas
gptkbp:fauna	gptkb:sand_cat gptkb:spiny-tailed_lizard Arabian oryx
gptkbp:firstCrossedBy	gptkb:Wilfred_Thesiger_in_1946-1948 Bertram Thomas in 1931
gptkbp:flora	shrubs desert grass
gptkbp:geologicalAge	Cenozoic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter)
gptkbp:inhabitedBy	nomadic Bedouin tribes
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:length	about 1,000 kilometers
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula gptkb:Oman gptkb:Saudi_Arabia gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:notableFor	extreme heat scarcity of water largest continuous sand desert in the world uninhabited core
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Arabian_Desert
gptkbp:temperature	as low as 7°C in winter up to 56°C in summer
gptkbp:width	about 500 kilometers
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:West_Asia
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5