No, the equator does not run through a desert.
sahara desert
The current does not run through any deserts but there are two deserts along the Pacific Ocean where the current does run: Atacama Desert and the Sechura Desert.
Antarctica...
There are three of them: the Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre Oriental and Sierra Madre del Sur.
The Nile River passes through the Sahara Desert of North Africa.
South America, Africa and Asia
The prime meridian runs through three continents. These continents include Europe, Antarctica, and Africa. The prime meridian is also referred to as the Greenwich meridian.
The equator runs through:AfricaSouth America
20 degrees east runs through Africa, Antarctica, and Europe.
The Yellow river
Three: Europe, Africa,and Antarctica.