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The Antarctic is the world's largest desert, 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.
Another large desert that is not hot is the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. It lies between the Caspian Sea and the Amu Darya, and covers an area of about 310,800 sq km.
The Gobi Desert, which stretches across 1.3 million sq km in China and Mongolia (Asia), is also classified as a cold desert.
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∙ 10y agoThe Antarctic, Gobi, and Atacama are all cold deserts. There are others.
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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 are two variations of desert?
There are hot deserts (Sahara, Sonoran, Mojave, etc.) and cold deserts (Atacama. Patagonian, Gobi, etc.)
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.
What are the two names of the deserts in Egypt?
The deserts are the Sahara(west) and the Arabian Desert(east)
What type of climate is in deserts of Egypt?
The deserts of Egypt are classified as hot deserts.
What are the two main types of deserts?
The two major classifications of deserts are hot deserts and cold deserts.
Are all the deserts the same?
No, there are two major types of desert - hot and 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.
What are the names of the two hot deserts in Africa?
The Kalahari Desert and the Sahara Desert are two hot deserts in Africa.
What are two different deserts that exist in the world?
The two classifications of deserts are hot and cold.
What are the types of deserts?
There are hot, subtropical deserts, polar deserts, cold winter deserts and cool coastal deserts.
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.
What kind of deserts are in the world?
There are two main groups of deserts - hot and cold.
What are the two classifications of deserts?
Deserts are classified as either being hot or cold. The Sahara is a hot desert, the Atacama and Antarctic are classified as cold deserts.
What kind of deserts does Mexico have?
Mexico has two major deserts - the Chihuahuan and the Sonoran. Both are subtropical hot deserts.
What is the major type of desert?
There are two major types of deserts: hot deserts such as the Sahara and cold deserts such as the Gobi and Antarctica.
What are the two types of the deserts?
There are two types of deserts:Hot deserts, sometimes called subtropical deserts. These generally have a hot summer and a mild winter. Sahara Desert, Mojave Desert, etc.Cold Deserts which are subdivied into:Polar deserts - AntarcticaCold winter deserts - Gobi Desert, Great Basin Desert, etc.Cool coastal deserts - Namib and Atacama Deserts, etc.
