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The Arctic is not considered to be desert as much of the Arctic is sea ice or open sea and some tundra. Tundra is a distinct biome in its own right. The Gobi Desert is considered the most northerly.
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Where is the location of the Arctic Desert?
Most scientists do not recognize an Arctic Desert. The Arctic consists mostly of sea ice or areas of tundra - a distinct biome that differed from a desert. Antarctica, however, is recognized as a true polar desert.
What desert is the northern most desert on earth in Mongolia?
The Gobi Desert in China and Mongolia is the northern most desert.
What ecozones are found in Nunavut?
Most of Nunavut is the Northern Arctic Ecozone, with small parts being the Arctic Cordillera.
What spans most of north Africa and covers an area of land about the size of the United States?
The Sahara Desert covers most of North Africa. The Sahara Desert is the largest subtropical hot desert and third largest desert in the world, after Antarctica and the Arctic.
The Sahara Desert covers much of the northern part of what?
The Sahara Desert covers most of North Africa. The Sahara Desert is the largest subtropical hot desert and third largest desert in the world, after Antarctica and the Arctic.
Do humans live in Alaska's arctic desert?
Actually, Alaska has a lot of tundra in the northern part of the state but this is a distinct biome and not a true desert. Antarctica is a true desert however. People do live in the Arctic Tundra, however.
What kind of what desert covers most of the northern Africa?
The Sahara Desert covers most of Northern Africa.
What is the world most northern ocean?
The Arctic Ocean.
What desert located in northern Africa is the largest in the world?
The Sahara covers most of the northern third of Africa. It is the largest hot desert in the world and the second largest overall, behind the Antarctic Desert. For more information on the largest deserts click here:
Which vast desert covers most of northern Africa?
The Sahara Desert covers most of the northern third of Africa.
What country has the most northern desert?
China and Mongolia share the Gobi Desert which is the most northern desert.
Why are the Atlantic and the Arctic deserts?
The Atlantic is an ocean and not a desert. Most of the Arctic is sea ice and not a desert. Those parts of the Arctic on land are considered as tundra and not desert. They share some similar characteristics but are separate biomes.
