Lanayru Sand Sea

The Lanayru Sand Sea is a location featured in Skyward Sword. It is located in the Lanayru Desert.

Overview
The Lanayru Sand Sea used to be home to a great sea; however, due to the irresponsible actions of the citizens of the region, the natural resources were depleted. The water completely dried up and only the Sand Sea was left. Link must navigate the sea with a motorboat equipped with a Timeshift Stone. The Sandship, with its robotic crew, once sailed the sea, and Link must board it as the fifth dungeon of the game.

The ship Link sails is equipped with a cannon which can be used to fire upon Bokoblin Archers that appear on the small islands that littered the past. The Sand Sea is home to a number of locations including Skipper's Retreat, where Skipper's House is located, the Shipyard, which holds a vast minecart track run by a Goron that eventually becomes the minigame known as the Rickity Coaster, and finally the Pirate Stronghold, the base of the pirate who stole Skipper's Sandship which holds Nayru's Sacred Flame.

Trivia

 * The location of Lanayru Sand Sea on the map is very similar to the location of Gerudo Desert in Twilight Princess.