Lanayru Desert

Lanayru Desert is a location in Skyward Sword. It is home to the Lanayru Mining Facility and it is here that Link obtains the Clawshots. Electrical enemies can be found throughout the region and will cause considerable damage to Link, along with the sideffect of paralyzing him.

Overview
The Lanayru Desert was once a vast green landscape, inhabited by an ancient robotic civilization who performed various tasks for the citizens of the area. However, due to the irresponsible acts of the people, the natural resources were depleted quickly over time and all that remains of the once green land is a vast desert with many hazards and a lot of quicksand. Along with the green land perished a great sea that was once located where the Lanayru Sand Sea now exists. The water completely dried up and only the Sand Sea was left. The Timeshift Stones, which were refined in the desert's mining facility, were also abundant in the region. They served as the power source for the Ancient Robots, and as a way to go between past and present.

When Link visits the desert, he will be able to travel back in time by hitting the special stones. The stone will then extend a field which causes the land, technology, and robotic citizen within the field's radius to awaken and replenish. One of the awakened robots will grant Link the Hook Beetle upgrade, allowing the Beetle to pick up and drop objects from above.

The roller-coaster found at the shipyard is operated by Gorons. To help him traverse quickly through the shipyard Link will have to use a mine cart, tilting the cart in order to control his speed and maintain his balance on the track. They eventually serve as a minigame called the Rickity Coaster.

The second dungeon of the desert is the Sandship which holds Nayru's Sacred Flame and is located in the Lanayru Sand Sea. Link will have to fight a giant tentacle monster named Tentalus that is attacking the ship during a storm as a result of the ship's large Timeshift stone restoring the desert plain to open ocean.