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WORLD DESERTS:
ü A desert is an area that receives low amount
of precipitation.
ü A desert is defined as an area with an
average annual precipitation of less than 250 millimetres per year.
ü A desert supports very less for the growth of
the plants.
ü These are the areas where more water is lost
through evaporation and transpiration.
ü Deserts on the earth occupy about 20% of the
surface.
ü Desert is composed of sand and rocky
surfaces.
ANTARCTICA DESERT:
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This is located in the Antarctica region.
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The coldest natural temperature ever recorded on Earth was
−89.2 °C/−128.6 °F at the Russian Vostok Station in Antarctica on 21
July 1983.
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Antarctica is a frozen desert with less precipitation.
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This is the largest cold desert on the earth surface.
SAHARA DESERT:
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This is the largest hot desert.
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This is present in African continent.
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It cuts across 12 countries.
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This stretches from Red sea in the East to Atlantic Ocean on the West.
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The Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea on the North.
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Sudan and the river Niger on the
South.
ü The highest peak in the
Sahara is Emi Koussi (11,204 ft) in
the Tibesti Mountains in northern Chad.
ü Arabic is the most widely spoken language in
Sahara.
ARABIAN DESERT:
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This is the largest desert in Asian region.
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It stretches from Yemen to Persian gulf and Oman to Jordan and Iraq.
(Please look at the map).
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This desert covers eight countries in this region.
KALAHARI DESERT:
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This is present in the south of the African continent.
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It is covered in three countries. Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.
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Kalahari Desert occupies most of the area in Botswana.
GOBI DESERT:
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This is located in Mongolia.
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It also covers north and northwest parts of China.
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This desert is bounded by Steppes and Altai Mountains of Mongolia in the
North.
ü The Gobi Desert is an important location
along Silk Road.
TAKLAMAKAN DESERT:
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This is located in China.
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This is bounded by Kunlun Mountains in the south.
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This is bounded by Pamir Mountains in the west.
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Bounded by Tian Shan (Mount Imeon) in the North.
ATACAMA DESERT:
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This is located in South America.
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This is present on the west of Andes Mountains.
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This is the driest desert in the World.
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This desert covers Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.
PETAGONIAN DESERT:
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This is located in South America.
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This is the largest desert in South America.
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This is primarily located in Argentina.
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Small parts of this desert extended into Chile.
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This desert is bounded by Andes towards west.
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Towards East it is bounded by Atlantic Ocean.
THAR DESERT:
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This is also known as Great Indian Desert.
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This is present in the boundaries of India and Pakistan.
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It is the World’s ninth largest subtropical desert.
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It is present mostly in Rajasthan.
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Some parts are extended into Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab.
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It is surrounded by Aravalli range on the East.
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It is bounded by Rann of Kutch on the South.
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It is bounded by Indus River on the West and by large thorny steppe on
the North.
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