From the shores of the Sharqiya Sands with Nigel Winser
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from Wish List failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
From the shores of the Sharqiya Sands with Nigel Winser
-
Narrated by:
-
By:
About this listen
The coastal waters Mark is paddling through are blooming into life. The upwelling cooler water is bringing with it nutrients from the deep, providing the fuel for the phytoplankton soup that plays such pivotal role in the food chain of the marine ecosystem.
This phytoplankton bloom has given Mark a wonderful sight, bioluminescence has been lighting up the water as every waves crashes onto the shore of his night time campsite. He is camping on the edge of the Sharqiya Sands. Formerly known as the Wahiba Sands, it is one of only 3 fog deserts in the world and an incredibly rare, isolated sand sea ecosystem, making it an ideal living laboratory.
In this podcast, join Mark in conversation with long-time friend of Oman, the inspirational Nigel Winser. In the mid-1980s, as deputy director of The Royal Geographical Society in London Nigel led The Wahiba Sands Project, a multiyear multidisciplinary study of this unique environment.
Discover more about the expedition and track Mark at Oman 3165
The Oman 3165 podcast is produced by Adventurous Audio
Sandwich Tern recorded by David Darrell-Lambert and used with permission under Creative Commons licence