List of deserts

This is a list of deserts sorted by the region of the world in which the desert is located.

Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 2.1 Middle East 3 Australia 4 Europe 5 North America 6 South America 7 Polar Regions 8 Zealandia 9 References 10 See also

Africa

• Algerian Desert – part of the Sahara located in Algeria
• Blue Desert – a desert in Egypt
• Kalahari Desert – a desert covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa
• Karoo – a semi-desert region in South Africa
• Libyan Desert – part of the Sahara located in Libya
• Namib Desert – a desert in present day Namibia
• Nubian Desert – a desert in present day Sudan
• Owami Desert – a desert in Nigeria
• Sahara Desert – the world's largest hot desert covering most of Northern Africa
• White Desert – a desert in Egypt

Asia

• Akshi Desert – a desert in India
• Badain Jaran – a desert located in China
• Cholistan – a desert in Pakistan
• Gobi – a desert in Mongolia and China
• Indus Valley Desert – a desert located in Pakistan
• Kara Kum – a large Central Asian desert
• Kharan desert – a desert located in Pakistan
• Kyzyl Kum – a desert in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
• La Paz Sand Dunes – a desert in the northern Philippines
• Lop Desert – a desert in China
• Ordos – a desert in northern China
• Rub' al Khali – a desert located in Saudi Arabia
• Taklamakan – a desert located in China
• Thal Desert – a desert in Pakistan
• Thar Desert – a desert in Pakistan and India

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 large salt desert in southeastern Iran
• Judean Desert – a desert in eastern Israel and the West Bank
• Maranjab Desert – a desert in central Iran
• Negev – a desert located in southern Israel
• Ramlat al-Sab`atayn – a sandy desert in central & northeastern Yemen, part of the Empty Quarter
• Sinai Desert – a desert located on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt
• Wahiba Sands – a desert in Oman

Australia

• Central Desert – a central Australian desert
• Gibson Desert – a central Australian desert
• Great Sandy Desert – a northwestern Australian desert
• Great Victoria Desert – the biggest desert in Australia
• Little Sandy Desert – a western Australian desert
• Simpson Desert – a central Australian desert
• Strzelecki Desert – a south-central Australian desert
• Tanami Desert – a northern Australian desert

Europe

• Accona Desert – a semi-desert in central Italy
• Bardenas Reales – a semi-desert in Navarre, Spain (455 km²)
• Błędowska Desert – a desert located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (32 km²)
• Deliblatska Peščara – a desert located in Vojvodina, Serbia (300 km²)
• Highlands of Iceland – the interior plateau of Iceland; not a desert by climate, but effectively one because precipitation penetrates the volcanic soil so quickly that it is unavailable to plants
• Monegros Desert – a semi-desert in Aragón, Spain
• Oleshky Sands – a desert located in Ukraine near Askania-Nova biosphere reserve (15 km in diameter)
• Oltenian Sahara – a desert spanning approximately 80.000 hectares or 800 km² in the Romanian historical province of Oltenia
• Piscinas – a desert located in southwest Sardinia, Italy (5 km²)
• Tabernas Desert – a desert in Almería, Spain (280 km²)

North America

• Central Valley of California (which is divided into the Sacramento Valley in the north, and the San Joaquin Valley in the south) – this area has largely been transformed, due to irrigation canals, to an agricultural area. It is technically a semi-arid climate
• Chihuahuan Desert
• Colorado Desert
• Mojave Desert
• Sonoran Desert

South America

• Atacama – a desert in Chile and Peru, the driest place on Earth
• La Guajira Desert – a desert in northern Colombia and Venezuela.
• Monte Desert – in Argentina, a smaller desert above the Patagonian Desert
• Patagonian Desert – the largest desert in the Americas, located in Argentina and Chile
• Sechura Desert – a desert located south of the Piura Region of Peru

Polar Regions

• Antarctica Desert – the largest desert in the world
• Arctic Desert – the second largest desert in the world^[1]
• North American Arctic – a large tundra in North America
• Russian Arctic – a large tundra in Russia

Zealandia

• Rangipo Desert – a barren desert-like plateau (with 1.5-2.5 m/yr rainfall) on the North Island Volcanic Plateau in New Zealand

References

See also

• List of deserts by area

World Deserts Desert List of deserts List of deserts by area Africa Algerian Bayuda Chalbi Danakil Djurab Eastern Ferio Farafra Kalahari Libyan Namib Nubian Nyiri Richtersveld Sahara Ténéré Moçâmedes Desert Asia Ad-Dahna Arabian Aral Karakum Aralkum Badain Jaran Betpak-Dala Cholistan Dasht-e Kavir Dasht-e Lut Dasht-e Margoh Dasht-e Naomid Gurbantünggüt Gobi Hami Indus Valley Judaean Karakum Kharan Kumtag Kyzyl Kum Lop Nefud Negev Ordos Qaidam Rub' al Khali Russian Arctic Registan Saryesik-Atyrau Syrian Taklamakan Tengger Thal Thar Tihamah Ustyurt Plateau Wahiba Sands Liwa Australia Gibson Great Sandy Great Victoria Little Sandy Nullarbor Plain Painted Pedirka Simpson Strzelecki Sturt's Stony Tanami Tirari Europe Accona Bardenas Reales Błędów Cabo de Gata Deliblatska Peščara Hálendi Oltenian Sahara Ryn Tabernas North America Alvord Amargosa Baja California Black Rock Carcross Channeled scablands Chihuahuan Escalante Forty Mile Gran Desierto de Altar Great Basin Great Salt Lake Great Sandy Jornada del Muerto Kaʻū Lechuguilla Mojave North American Arctic Owyhee Painted Desert Red Desert Sevier Smoke Creek Sonoran Tule (Arizona) Tule (Nevada) Yp Yuha Yuma South America Atacama La Guajira Los Médanos de Coro Monte Patagonian Sechura Tatacoa Polar Regions Antarctica Arctic Zealandia Rangipo Desert project category commons