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The Sonoran Desert is a desert located in the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. It is the second largest hot desert in North America. Its total area is 120,000 sq mi (310,000 km 2). The Mojave Desert is the hottest desert in North America, located primarily in southeastern California and Southern Nevada.
Accona Desert – area of Siena, Italy. Barreiro da Faneca – clayey expanse in the Azores. Błędowska Desert – area of sands in Poland. The Burren – limestone karst in County Clare, Republic of Ireland. Carcross Desert – sand-dune system in Yukon, Canada. Chara Sands – region of Siberia, Russia.
This is a list of the largest deserts in the world by area. It includes all deserts above 50,000 km 2 (19,300 sq mi). Some of Earth 's biggest non-polar deserts
The warm deserts of North America include The Mojave Basin and Range, the Sonoran desert, and the Chihuahuan desert. These areas have a tropical desert climate, and are known as the hottest and driest place on the continent. This is due to the continental interior location on the leeward side of mountains, with constant subtropical high pressures.
All deserts of the United States are located in North America except the Kaʻū Desert which is located in Hawaii. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
Other regions of the world have cold deserts, including areas of the Himalayas [25] and other high-altitude areas in other parts of the world. [26] Polar deserts cover much of the ice-free areas of the Arctic and Antarctic.
Pages in category "Deserts and xeric shrublands in the United States" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Deserts of North America" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chihuahuan ...