List of Deserts in World

List of Deserts

Africa:

• ·        Sahara – the world’s largest dry desert, in southern Africa.

• ·        Kalahari – a desert in southern Africa.

• ·        Namib – a desert located primarily in Namibia.

Antarctica:

• ·        Antarctica – the interior of the continent is the world’s largest continent.

Asia:

• ·        Gobi – a desert in Mongolia.

• ·        Taklamakan – a desert located in China.

• ·        Ordos – a desert in northern China.

• ·        Kara Kum – a largest Central Asian desert.

• ·        Kyzyl Kum – a desert located in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

• ·        Thar-Cholistan – a desert in India and Pakistan.

Australia:

• ·        Gibson Desert – a central Australian desert.

• ·        Great Sandy Desert – a northwestern Australian desert.

• ·        Great Victoria Desert – the sixth largest desert in the world by area, located in south central Australia.

• ·        Simpson Desert – a central Australian desert.

• ·        Little Sandy Desert – a western Australian desert.

• ·        Strzelecki Desert – a south central Australian desert.

• ·        Tanami Desert – a northern Australian desert.

• ·        Western Desert - a desert located in Western Australia, comprised of the Gibson, Great Sandy and Little Sandy deserts.

Europe:

• ·        Halendi – a region of Iceland and Europe’s largest desert.

• ·        Bledowska Desert – a desert located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

• ·        Deliblatska Pescara – a desert located in Vojvodina, Serbia.

• ·        Oltenian Sahara – a desert spanning approximately 80.000 hectares or 800 km² in the Romanian historical province of Oltenis.

Middle East:

• ·        Arabian Desert – a vast desert complex on the Arabian Peninsula comprising the Al-Dahna Desert, Empty Quarter, Nefud Desert and other deserts.

• ·        Dasht-e- Kavir – a desert in central Iran.

• ·        Dasht-e Lut – a desert in southeastern Iran.

• ·        Judean Desert – a desert in eastern Israel and in the West Bank.

• ·        Negev – a desert located in southern Israel.

• ·        Desert of Sin/Zin Desert (Bible usage) – a desert located on the Sinai Peninsula.

North America:

• ·        Mojave Desert – s desert located primarily in southeastern California.

• ·        Great Basin Desert – the largest desert in North America, located in the western United States.

• ·        Sonoran Desert – a desert located in the United States and Mexico.

• ·        Chihuahuan Desert – the second desert in North America, in the United States and Mexico.

South America:

• ·        La Guajira Desert – a desert in northern Colombia and some of northwestern Venezuela

• ·        Atacama – a desert in Chile, the driest place on earth.

• ·        Patagonian Desert – the largest desert by area in the Americas, located in Argentina.

• ·        Sechura Desert - a desert located along a portion of the northwestern cost of South America.

• ·        Monte Desert - in Argentina, a smaller desert above the Patagonian