Rain shadows and cold ocean currents can cause coastal deserts.
Western edge of continent near the tropics of cancer
Polar Deserts - Antarctica Cold Winter Deserts - Gobi, Great Basin, Patagonian Cool Coastal Deserts - Atacama, Namib
There are two categories of deserts: hot desertsand cold desertsExamplesHot sub tropical deserts - Sahara, Arabian Desert, Thar Desert, Mojave DesertCold winter deserts - Antarctic Desert, Gobi Desert, Great Basin Desert Under the cold desert heading we also include cool coastal deserts including the Atacama, Namib and Sechura.
Even in winter the coastal desert usually will have highs in the 60s (degrees F.) and nights are pleasant but a jacket would be needed. On rare ocassions the temperature may drop below freezing briefly at night in the winter. Summers rarely see temperatures above 80 degrees although a temperature of 90 degrees is not unknown. The coastal deserts have their temperature moderated by cold ocean currents so do not experience the extreme temperatures of other deserts.
The Namib Desert of Africa and the Atacama Desert of South America are examples of cool coastal deserts.
There are two major classes of deserts:Hot Deserts such as the Sahara, the Arabian Desert and the Mojave Desert.Cold Deserts such as Antarctica, the Gobi Desert and the Patagonian Desert.
Coastal deserts, such as the Atacama Desert in South America, have one primary cause. The rain that they would get is diverted away from the coast by cold oceanic currents.
There are no deserts, including coastal deserts, in Japan.
Yes, a number of species of cacti can be found in coastal deserts in the Americas only.
Brazil has no true deserts, only a few regions of coastal sand dunes that resemble deserts.
Both South America (Atacama and Sechura) and Africa (Namib) have cool coastal deserts.
Hot subtropical desertsCold winter deserts Cold polar deserts Cool coastal deserts
Not all deserts are hot. There are also polar deserts, cold winter deserts as well as cool coastal deserts.
Cool coastal Deserts:Atacama DesertSechura DesertNamib DesertThey are kept cooled by off-shore cool ocean currents.
There are coastal deserts in western Mexico (Sonoran), southwestern Africa (Namib) and western South America (Atacama and Sechura).
The only coastal desert in Chile is the Atacama Desert.
Hot subtropical desertsCold winter deserts Cold polar deserts Cool coastal deserts
About 2/3s the deserts are hot. Others are classified as cold deserts, cool coastal deserts or cold winter deserts.