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The answer depends upon who you ask. Some say the Sahara has the hottest temperatures while others say the honor goes to the Mojave Desert (Death Valley). Yet another source says that Iran has recorded the hottest ground temperature.
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∙ 9y agoAtacama Coasts of Peru and Chile,Gobi Northern China and Southern Mongolia, Great Basin Western United States (Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah,Iranian Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan,Namib Coasts of Southwestern Africa,Takla Makan Western China,Turkestan Parts of the Middle East and Southwestern Russia. Antarctica
Antarctica, South America, North America, Africa and Asia all have cold deserts.
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∙ 8y agoAll deserts are dry, that defines a desert. There are over 2 dozen major desert areas of the world. For a list of these areas, including the hot subtropical deserts, along with their locations, click on this link.
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∙ 15y agoMost deserts are located close to the equator, but not all. Such as California, Egypt, Arizona, New Mexico, Sudan, Chad, Djbouti, Nevada, and Peru.
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∙ 9y agoThere are hot deserts in North America, Africa, Asia and Australia. South America and Antarctica have no hot deserts.
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∙ 12y agoI believe Antarctica is a cold desert. There was another one, I believe, but I forgot what it was called. :(
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∙ 9y agoHot deserts are found in northern and central Africa, Australia, central and western Asia, southwestern United States, central and northwestern Mexico.
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∙ 15y agoThe Sahara in northern Africa
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Are the cold deserts located far away from the equator?
Not necessarily. The only desert truly in a frigid zone is Antarctica. Other cold deserts may have a very hot summer but winters that can be bitterly cold. Exampls are the Gobi Desert of China and Mongolia and the Great Basin Desert of the United States,
What types of desert are there?
There are two major classes of deserts:Hot Deserts such as the Sahara, the Arabian Desert and the Mojave Desert.Cold Deserts such as Antarctica, the Gobi Desert and the Patagonian Desert.
What is a cold desert in Australia?
There are no cold deserts in Australia. All of the deserts in Australia are hot subtropical deserts.
What are the types of cold deserts?
Polar Deserts - Antarctica Cold Winter Deserts - Gobi, Great Basin, Patagonian Cool Coastal Deserts - Atacama, Namib
How many different kinds of deserts are there?
There are two categories of deserts: hot desertsand cold desertsExamplesHot sub tropical deserts - Sahara, Arabian Desert, Thar Desert, Mojave DesertCold winter deserts - Antarctic Desert, Gobi Desert, Great Basin Desert Under the cold desert heading we also include cool coastal deserts including the Atacama, Namib and Sechura.
Where are located the deserts?
Deserts are located in areas that have pretty consistent weather. There are hot deserts and cold deserts because the temperature and climate are constant and almost unchanging.
Are the cold deserts located far away from the equator?
Not necessarily. The only desert truly in a frigid zone is Antarctica. Other cold deserts may have a very hot summer but winters that can be bitterly cold. Exampls are the Gobi Desert of China and Mongolia and the Great Basin Desert of the United States,
Why are there hot and cold deserts?
Generally, deserts located furthest from the tropics are cold deserts. The closer to the tropics, the warmer the desert. Some are considered cold because they are at a higher altitude and others considered as cool desert because they are on a coastline that has cold ocean currents just off shore
Where are hot and cold deserts located?
There are over 2 dozen major deserts in the world. For a list of these deserts along with their locations and classifications, click on this link.
Why are hot deserts next to oceans?
Not all hot deserts are near oceans. Most are located some distance from water. There are, however, some cold deserts located near an ocean - the Namib, Sechura and Atacama Deserts are examples.
Are Polar deserts are hot or cold deserts?
cold
What types of desert are there?
There are two major classes of deserts:Hot Deserts such as the Sahara, the Arabian Desert and the Mojave Desert.Cold Deserts such as Antarctica, the Gobi Desert and the Patagonian Desert.
Which hot or cold desert is located in Africa?
The Sahara and Kalahari Deserts are hot deserts. The Namib Desert is considered a cool coastal desert.
What kind of deserts are there?
There are hot deserts, such as the Sahara, Mojave and Kalahari and there are cold deserts such as Antarctica, the Gobi and the Patagonian Deserts.
What are the kinds of deserts?
Deserts are classified as either hot or cold deserts. Some cold deserts may get quite hot in the summer but are very cold in the winter.
What are the names of the two types of deserts?
The two main deserts I assume you are talking about is hot and cold deserts. The difference between them is temperature (warm moderate summers for hot deserts, low rainfall.) Cold deserts may have snowfall and much lower temperatures in the winter. Summers in cold deserts may get quite hot, however.
How much of deserts are hot?
About 2/3s the deserts are hot. Others are classified as cold deserts, cool coastal deserts or cold winter deserts.
