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California deserts, such as the Mojave and Sonoran, can experience temperatures that drop to around 20°F (-6°C) at night during winter, while daytime temperatures can be much warmer. In contrast, Antarctica, classified as a cold desert, can see winter temperatures plummet to -40°F (-40°C) or lower, with record lows reaching nearly -128°F (-89°C). The extreme cold in Antarctica is due to its high elevation and location at the poles, making it significantly colder than California's deserts.
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Where are deserts cold?
Antarctica, the Gobi, the Atacama, the Patagonian Desert are all cold deserts.
Are all desert biomes hot?
No, there are hot deserts, cool deserts and cold deserts. Antarctica is the largest desert in the world and it is bitterly cold there.
Why are there hot deserts but not cold ones?
There are a number of cold deserts: Antarctica, Patagonian Desert, Atacama Desert, Great Basin Desert, Gobi Desert for example.
What are the different types of desert?
There are two general types of deserts: Hot desert: Sahara, Mojave, etc. Cold desert: Antarctica, Gobi, etc.
What is the name of a cold desert?
Antarctica, Gobi, Atacama are all cold deserts.
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.
How many basic types of deserts are in Antarctica?
Only the cold polar desert is found in Antarctica.
What is the cold desert?
There are cold deserts and there are cold winter deserts as well as cool coastal deserts. The coldest and largest desert is Antarctica. Temperatures have been measured there at less than -130 degrees F.
What are the general classifications of a desert?
A desert is classified as either a hot desert or a cold desert. The Sahara, Arabian Desert and Mojave Desert are examples of hot deserts while Antarctica, the Patagonian Desert and the Gobi Desert are cold deserts.
Are there dry hot deserts anywhere in Antarctica?
No, the entire Antarctic Desert, which covers nearly all of Antarctica, is a cold, dry desert.
Is the desert warmer?
Some deserts are hot but others, such as the Atacama Desert and Antarctica are cool or even bitter cold.
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.
