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The '''Lanayru Desert''' is a large sandy area located within the [[Lanayru Province]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''. It is connected to the [[Lanayru Mine]] to the south, the [[Lanayru Caves]] to the southwest, and the [[Temple of Time]] to the west. In the Temple of time rests one of the two [[Gate of Time|Gates of Time]]. There is much sinksand throughout the area, which [[Link]] can run across, for a short time. In some areas, there are hidden paths just beneath the sinksand, which Link may walk on without fear of being pulled under. There are three power generators throughout the area. After Link activates all three, he will be able to access [[Lanayru Mining Facility]] in the center of the desert, which is connected to the Temple of Time underground.

In the ancient past, the Lanayru Province was once a life-filled, grassy region. Over time, however, the climate has changed drastically, turning the entire region into a massive desert. It also contained a harbor near the [[Lanayru Sand Sea]], before it dried out and filled with sinksand. In the past, the region was rich in [[Timeshift Stones]], which many [[Ancient Robots]] work to mine out of the land as a power source. There are still several scattered about the area, which Link can strike to activate. When activated, they cause the surrounding area to revert to its past time state. While areas are in their past state, many electronic devices have regained power, sinksand changes to solid ground, [[Ancient Flower|Ancient Flowers]] appear, [[Ampilus|Ampili]] revert to [[Ampilus Egg|Ampilus Eggs]], many long-dead enemies return to life, & Link may speak with Ancient Robots, interact with the new devices or plants to solve puzzles, or reach areas that would be otherwise inaccessible.

Many people have theorized about Lanayru Desert becoming the [[Gerudo Valley]]/[[Gerudo Desert]] in some of the chronologically later games, such as ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' or ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. Both hold environment similarities, such as being in a desert - some may believe that they are also, approximately, the same distance away from the Forest and Volcano biomes shown in the games. Despite bold speculation, [[Nintendo]] has '''not''' deemed this factually correct.