Map Of The World Deserts. Deserts primarily occur in two bands of latitude in the world Although some definitions of the desert also include areas that are too cold to support vegetation, such as frigid deserts, the world desert map shows the distribution of only those areas that are.
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The largest desert in the world is the Antarctic Desert located in the Southern Hemisphere in the continent of Antarctica The Carcross Desert, located in Yukon, Canada is generally considered the smallest desert in the world, with an area of only about 2.5 square kilometers
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The desert covers an area of 14.2 million square kilometers (5.5 million square miles) Below you can find a list and a map with the main world's deserts. As the air continues to move away from the equator most of its moisture has already been dropped, and there is virtually nothing left by the time it reaches the location of the world's deserts
. Polar deserts are characterized by annual precipitation of less than 250 millimeters (or approximately 9.84 inches) and a mean temperature during the warmest month of the year of less than 10°C (50°F) Although some definitions of the desert also include areas that are too cold to support vegetation, such as frigid deserts, the world desert map shows the distribution of only those areas that are.
. Deserts primarily occur in two bands of latitude in the world The desert covers an area of 14.2 million square kilometers (5.5 million square miles)