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Is the Gobi Desert in Asia the second hottest spot in the world?
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∙ 11y ago
No, the Gobi is a cold winter desert. While summers can be quite hot, winters can be bitterly cold. The highest temperature ever measured reliably in a desert was in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert. The next hottest would probably be the Sahara Desert.
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∙ 8y ago
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What is the hottest desert in Asia?
The Arabian Desert.
What is the second largest hot desert in the world?
The largest desert in Asia is the Arabian Desert and the second largest is the Gobi Desert of China and Mongolia.I'm sorry, but the Taklamakan Desert ranks as the 16th largest in the world and 6th largest in Asia.
What is the largest hot desert in the world?
The largest hot desert is the Sahara. The largest overall is Antarctica.
Is the Sahara the second biggest desert in the world?
No. The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world but it is located in Africa. The Gobi Desert is the largest desert in Asia.Clarification:Actually, the Arabian Desert is the largest desert in Asia. The Gobi is the second largest.
Why is Asia the hottest continent in the world?
Asia has some very dry areas and is close to the Tropic of Cancer as well as somewhat close to the equator. The Middle East is one of the hottest places in Asia and the world. However, the Sahara is even hotter (an African desert) and Africa is usually accepted as the hottest continent.
Which desert in Asia is the coldest in the entire world?
The coldest desert in the world is NOT in Asia, it is in Antarctica.
What is the coldest desert in the world that Asia is home to?
The coldest desert in the world is Antarctica which is not in Asia. The Gobi Desert is classified as a cold desert and is located in Asia. However, it is far from the coldest desert in the world. Summer temperatures may exceed 100 degrees F in the Gobi.
What continent is home to the second largest sandy desert?
The Taklamakan Desert in China (Asia) is the second largest sand desert on earth.
Largest desert in Asia?
The Arabian Desert is the third largest desert in the world behind Antarctica and the Sahara.The three largest deserts in the world are Antarctica, Sahara and the Arabian deserts. They both have cold weather as well as subtropical weather.
What type of weather does Asia?
Asia has many different climates; some of the coldest, some of the hottest, some of the wettest and some of the driest places on earth.
What is the name of lowest desert in the world?
The lowest elevation wise desert in the world is formally known to be the Syrian Desert in Asia.
What is the huge desert in south-western Asia?
The huge desert in southwest Asia is the Arabian Desert. It covers nearly all of the Arabian Peninsula and is the third largest desert in the world.
