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Hot tropical deserts - examples:

1.) Sahara,

2.) Thar Desert,

3.) Sonoran Desert,

4.) Great Victorian Desert,

5.) Mojave Desert,

6.) Gibson Desert,

7.) Arabian Desert,

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A semi-desert or semiarid area is a region that receives on average more than 10 inches of precipitation per year but less than 20 inches (500 mm).

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The Namib, Atacama and Sechura are all coastal deserts.

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Antarctica, even though it actually receives little snow, might better be called an ice desert.

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There are no semiarid deserts. All deserts are arid. Semiarid regions are usually grasslands that occur in the United States, Australia, Africa and SouthAmerica.

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