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What is the largest desert on the earth?
The largest desert on Earth is the Antarctic Desert, which covers the continent of Antarctica. It is considered a desert because of its low precipitation levels.
Which deserts are dryer than the Sahara Desert?
Both Antarctica and the Atacama are drier that the Sahara Desert. Neither of which receives any appreciable precipitation.
Is there low precipitation in Sahara desert and Antarctica?
A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of annual precipitation on average. Both the Sahara and Antarctica receive even less precipitation so are considered as deserts.
What deserts is the largest in the world In which continent is it located?
The Sahara desert is the largest in the world. It is located in Africa.
What is an area with little or no rainfall called?
A DESERT. e.g. Sahara Desert Gobi Desert Kalahari Desert Mojave Desert Atacama Desert.
Is the Sahara desert the Kalahari desert or the Gobi desert the largest in the world?
Out of the deserts in the list, the Sahara is the largest.However, bearing in mind that a desert is defined as an area where less than 250mm of precipitation fall annually, the largest desert in the world is actually Antarctica.
What is dryer Atacama or Sahara?
The Atacama Desert is dryer than the Sahara Desert. The Atacama is considered the driest desert in the world, receiving very minimal precipitation, while the Sahara does receive occasional rainfall in some regions.
3 differences between Antarctica and Sahara Desert?
Both are deserts that receive little precipitation each year. The Sahara is a hot desert whie the Antarctic is a cold desert.
Was the Sahara a desert in 2000 bce?
The area of the Sahara had already long been a desert by 2000 BCE. Lack of precipitation and a rise in temperature had dried up the area by 3400 BCE.
What is the average precipitation in the Sahara desert?
vary little, about once a year rain comes -scientist
What is the average precipitation amounts in the desert?
The average precipitation amounts in the Sahara Desert is less than one-half of an inch every month of the year. It very rarely rains in deserts.
Is Sahara the biggest desert?
No, actually. The Antarctic Desert is the largest desert, though some geographers disagree. A desert is determined by its annual precipitation, and Antarctica is definitely a dry cold area.Deserts are normally divided into "cold" and "hot" deserts.The Sahara is the largest hot desert and Antarctica the largest cold desertThe Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert on Earth, but the largest desert overall is the Antarctic.
