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Deserts of the World
Famous deserts and where to find them.
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- SaharaDesertNorthern Africa; the largest hot desert
- Antarctic DesertDesertAntarctica; the largest desert of all, a cold desert
- Arctic DesertDesertAround the North Pole; a cold desert with little snowfall
- Arabian DesertDesertArabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia and neighbors
- Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter)DesertSouthern Arabian Peninsula; a huge sand sea
- Syrian DesertDesertSyria, Jordan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia
- NegevDesertSouthern Israel
- GobiDesertMongolia and northern China
- TaklamakanDesertNorthwest China; a big sandy desert
- Thar DesertDesertIndia and Pakistan
- KarakumDesertTurkmenistan, in Central Asia
- KyzylkumDesertUzbekistan and Kazakhstan, in Central Asia
- KalahariDesertBotswana, Namibia and South Africa
- NamibDesertNamibia; one of the oldest deserts, along the Atlantic coast
- Nubian DesertDesertNortheastern Sudan
- Danakil DesertDesertEthiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti; one of the hottest places on Earth
- AtacamaDesertChile; one of the driest places on Earth
- Patagonian DesertDesertArgentina and Chile; the largest desert in the Americas
- Mojave DesertDesertCalifornia, Nevada, Arizona and Utah
- Sonoran DesertDesertArizona, California and Mexico; has saguaro cacti
- Chihuahuan DesertDesertMexico, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona
- Great Basin DesertDesertNevada and Utah; the largest desert in the United States
- Colorado DesertDesertSoutheastern California
- Painted DesertDesertArizona; colorful striped badlands
- Death ValleyDesertCalifornia; one of the hottest, driest places in North America
- Great Victoria DesertDesertAustralia; the largest desert in Australia
- Great Sandy DesertDesertWestern Australia
- Gibson DesertDesertWestern Australia
- Simpson DesertDesertCentral Australia; has long red dunes
- Tanami DesertDesertNorthern Territory, Australia
- Sturt Stony DesertDesertAustralia
- Black Rock DesertDesertNevada
- White SandsDesertNew Mexico; a desert of white gypsum dunes
- Lut DesertDesertIran
- Dasht-e KavirDesertIran; a great salt desert
- Ordos DesertDesertInner Mongolia, China
- Monte DesertDesertArgentina
- Sechura DesertDesertPeru
- Joshua Tree National ParkDesertSouthern California, where the Mojave and Colorado deserts meet
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