Desert of Mystery

The is a recurring location in .
==Features and Overview==
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The is a wide open area filled with cacti. It is the location of the second in the game, the , which contains the . The only other features are a few cliffs and caves, one which is the home of .
On a cliff only reachable with the , there is a to the hidden under a . This is the only way to enter the equivalent of the , the . On another cliff is a tablet where can get the .
====Minor Enemies====
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In , the is sealed off during 's search for the , making him completely unable to reach it. It is not until has access to that he can enter the via a located in the . Traversing the requires the to raise platforms to walk across so that can access different between the and the . The also appears in the area, though its boss is fought in .
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==Other Appearances==
=== (Ishinomori)===
In the , before can head out to the , warns him that traveling through it will not be easy since the fierce winds and shifting sand have bested even the most capable adventurers. , who left in charge of his wife gives a hang glider that he can use to traverse the with ease. 
Using the "miracle wings", flies over the and locates the ruins of the . Using the to translate the runes he finds, the ruins begin to sink to reveal a scorpion statue that has the hanging on it. Before can approach it, he sinks into the quicksand and resurfaces on top of a . tries to attack it with his but to no avail. He however manages to retrieve the from the statue and uses it to defeat the .
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==Trivia==
*According to The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia on the official Zelda website, the became known as the .
==Nomenclature==
The shares its Japanese name, , with the in .