Deserts of World

 

Name

Type

Location

Antarctic Desert

Polar ice and tundra

Antarctica

Arctic Desert

Polar ice and tundra

Eastern Europe, Northern America, Northern Asia, Northern Europe

Sahara Desert

Subtropical

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Northern Africa, Western Africa

Great Australian

Subtropical

Australia

Arabian Desert

Subtropical

Western Asia

Gobi Desert

Cold winter

Eastern Asia

Kalahari Desert

Subtropical

Southern Africa

Patagonian Desert

Cold winter

South America

Syrian Desert

Subtropical

Western Asia

Great Basin

Cold winter

Northern America

Chihuahuan Desert

Subtropical

Northern America

Karakum Desert

Cold winter

Central Asia

Great Victoria

Subtropical

Western Australia, South Australia

Colorado Plateau

Cold winter

Northern America

Sonoran Desert

Subtropical

Central America, Northern America

Kyzylkum Desert

Cold winter

Central Asia

Taklamakan Desert

Cold winter

Eastern Asia

Ogaden Desert

Subtropical

Eastern Africa

Puntland Desert

Subtropical

Eastern Africa

Thar Desert

Subtropical

Southern Asia

Ustyurt Plateau

Temperate

Central Asia

Guban Desert

Subtropical

Eastern Africa

Namib Desert

Cool coastal

Middle Africa, Southern Africa

Dasht-e Margo

Subtropical

Southern Asia

Registan Desert

Subtropical

Southern Asia

Atacama Desert

Mild coastal

South America

Danakil Desert

Subtropical

Eastern Africa

Mojave Desert

Subtropical

Northern America

Chalbi Desert

Subtropical

Eastern Africa

Columbia Basin

Cold winter

Northern America

Dasht-e Kavir

Subtropical

Southern Asia

Ferlo Desert

Subtropical

Western Africa

Ladakh Desert

Cold winter

Southern Asia

Dasht-e Lut

Subtropical

Southern Asia