List of the Major Deserts of the World

Deserts are found in the arid and semi-arid parts o the Earth’s surface.
They are mainly found on the sub-tropical high pressure belt region
where the subsidence of air and the inversion of temperature take place
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Formation of Desert
I. Formed due to rain shadow effect.
II. Formed when ocean air from the land is obstructing by mountain
ranges from east and from the west.
III. Cold currents play a decisive role because they reduce the humidity
of the coastal winds that resultant less precipitation or no precipitation.

Types of Desert

(a) Rocky Desert

(b) Stony Desert
(c) Sandy Desert
List of the Major Deserts of the World

1. Sahara
Region: Northern Africa

2. Barberton, Simpson, Gibson, Australia Stuart, Victoria

Region: Australia
3. Nafud, Hamada
Region: Saudi Arabia

4. Gobi
Region: Mongolia and China

5. Kalahari
Region: Botswana

6. Taklamakan
Region: Sikiang province of China

7. Sonoran
Region: USA & Mexico

8. Namib
Region: Namibia

9. Karakum
Region: Turkmenistan
10. Thar
Region: India and Pakistan

11. Somalian
Region: Somalia

13. Atacama
Region: Northern Chile( Driest Desert)

14. Kyzyl Kum

Region: Uzbekistan

15. Dast-E-Lut
Region: Eastern Iran

16. Dasht-e-Kavir
Region: Northern Iran

17. Mojave (Pronounced Mohave)

Region: USA
18. Centura
Region: USA

19. Sierra Nevada

Region: USA

20. Patagonia
Region: Argentina

The desert is a barren land and it is formed due to the weathering

processes as large variations in temperature between day and night put
strains on the rocks which consequently break in pieces.