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Deserts
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World Deserts
The 12 Major Deserts
There are 12 distinct deserts around the world, at least one on every
continent except Europe and Antarctica.
All together, they take up about one fifth of the earth's surface.
The deserts of the world tend to form two bands around the globe.
- The Takla Makan-Gobi in China
- The Turkestan in Southern Russia
- India's Thar
- The Iranian, Arabian and Saharan
- The North American Desert
All occur near the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere. Their
Southern Hemisphere counterparts are:
- The Kalahari and Namib in Africa
- The Patagonian and Atacama in South America
- The Australian
- All occur along the Tropic of Capricorn.
- Each great desert has many divisions and sub-divisions.
The North American Desert is one of the 12 global Deserts.
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