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Are all deserts low latitude

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

No, there are high altitude deserts also. An example is the Ladakh with much of it being over 3,000 m (9,800 ft. It extends from the Himalayan to the Kunlun Ranges and includes the upper Indus River valley.

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