Coastal deserts and monsoon deserts share similarities in their arid conditions, characterized by low annual rainfall and high evaporation rates. Both types of deserts experience significant temperature variations, with coastal deserts often having milder temperatures due to proximity to the ocean, while monsoon deserts may have seasonal temperature fluctuations influenced by monsoon patterns. Additionally, both ecosystems can support specialized flora and fauna adapted to their specific climatic challenges.
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.
There are coastal deserts in western Mexico (Sonoran), southwestern Africa (Namib) and western South America (Atacama and Sechura).
Cool coastal Deserts:Atacama DesertSechura DesertNamib DesertThey are kept cooled by off-shore cool ocean currents.
About 2/3s the deserts are hot. Others are classified as cold deserts, cool coastal deserts or cold winter deserts.
Hot subtropical desertsCold winter deserts Cold polar deserts Cool coastal deserts
The only coastal desert in Chile is the Atacama Desert.
All deserts are by definition arid. However, there are hot subtropical deserts, cool coastal deserts, cold winter deserts and polar deserts.