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11 Stunning Deserts In The World

11 Stunning Deserts In The World

Namib Desert

World`s oldest desert, is located on the coast of southern Africa. The desert is home to some of the tallest and most spectacular dunes of the world, ranging in color from pink to vivid orange.

Black Rock Desert

Black Rock Desert

The desert is full of lava beds and alkali flats and is famous for `Burning Man` â the largest outdoor festival that takes place in North America. Unlike other deserts, the Black Rock Desert is a cold desert which is characterized by relatively low average temperatures and snow precipitations.

Atacama Desert

One of the driest places on Earth and the driest desert in the world, Atacama Desert receives an average of just 1 mm of rain per year.

Sahara Desert

The desert comprises of 8% of worldâs land area. That means one can place the entire United States and still have few thousand square miles of desert left. Eleven countries have parts of the Sahara Desert within their borders.

Gobi Desert

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One of the rarest views at Gobi Desert is that the dunes are mostly covered with snow. The desert pans across China and Mongolia and is the largest and driest desert on the Asian continent.

Negev Desert

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Who says deserts cannot be beautiful? Negev Desert features gorgeous scenery, including truly majestic hiking trails.

Mojave Desert

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The Mojave Desert is the smallest desert in North America. The Joshua tree is only found in the Mojave Desert.

Antarctic Desert

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Antarctic Desert

Antarctic Desert is the largest cold desert in the world. The white desert covers a total area about 5.5 million square miles where even wildlife is almost non-existent.

Salar de Uyuni

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Unlike traditional deserts, Salar de Uyuni features long, vast expanses of glistening white salt. 70% of worldâs lithium reserves are found in Salar de Uyuni.

Thar Desert

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The Thar Desert is estimated to be somewhere between 4,000-10,000 years old. The massive sand cover pans across 77,000 square miles and supports a wealth of 23 species of lizards and 25 species of snakes.

Wadi Rum Desert

Wadi Rum Desert

Known as Valley of Moon, Wadi Rum desert is extreme in summer heat and bitter in winter cold. Camels in the desert punctuate the vastness from time to time and a day hiking or a classic jeep tour is the best way to explore this desert.

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