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Which continent has the largest area under dry climate?
Antarctica has the largest area under a dry climate. Although it is not typically thought of as dry due to its ice cover, the continent receives very little precipitation, making it the largest desert in the world.
What continent has largest area in square kilometers of desert climate?
The Antarctic has the greatest amount of desert at 14,000,000 square kilometers. Almost the entire continent is covered by desert. All the major deserts of Africa combined equal only 10,381,000 square kilometers.
Which continent has largest area of hot desert?
Africa has the largest area of hot desert because Sahara desert and Kalahari desert is in Africa and Sahara desert and Kalahari desert are hotter than the other deserts
Excluding Antarctica which continent has the largest percentage of desert land?
Australia has the largest percentage of desert land among the continents, with around 18% of its total land area classified as desert. The vast interior of the continent is dominated by arid and semi-arid regions, including the Great Victoria Desert and the Simpson Desert. This significant proportion of desert land is a defining feature of Australia's geography and climate.
What continent is home to the largest desert on earth?
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world and it is in Africa.In actual fact, the Sahara is only the largest hotdesert. The world's largest desert is the continent of Antarctica since a desert is defined as an area receiving less than 250 mm or 10 inches of precipitation per year. The Antarctic desert covers 13.9 million square kilometres, or almost 5.5 million square miles.However, when most people think of deserts the implied thought is that they are sand based not ice based. It is also not known as the Antarctica Desert because it is not referred to as such in the text books.
What is the largest desert in world and where is it located?
The largest desert in the world is the Antarctic Desert, which covers the continent of Antarctica. While it is not a hot desert like the Sahara, the Antarctic Desert is the largest desert in terms of area, with extremely cold and dry conditions.
What continent has the largest area?
Asia is the largest continent
What is the predominate climate region in Africa?
The Sahara Desert is the predominant climate region of Africa. It is also the largest desert in the world, with an area of over 3.6mil square miles. (9.4 mil square kilometers)
Where continent have no hot desert area?
Antarctica has a cold desert area.
What is the third largest continent in area?
North America is the third largest continent in area.
What is Australias largest desert?
The Great Victoria Desert, which has an area of 424,400 sq km, is Australia's largest desert. It is located on the continent of Australia in Western Australia.Together with the Great Sandy Desert, the Gibson Desert and many of the smaller deserts, it forms the Great Western Desert, the 3rd largest in the world at 1.35 million sq km.
What is a dry climate?
A dry land climate is a climate focused in a desert area that is often in the middle of a continent with low moisture in the air and hot temperatures (theres no average temperature found).
