List of deserts
This is a list of deserts sorted by the region of the world in which the desert is located. == Africa == Kalahari Desert – a desert covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa Karoo Desert – a desert covering parts of southern South Africa Namib Desert – a desert in present-day Namibia Danakil Desert – a desert lying in the Afar Triangle and covering northeastern Ethiopia, southern Eritrea, southern Djibouti and northwesternmost Somalia Eritrean Coastal Desert – a desert lying along the southern part of the coast of Eritrea and the coast of Djibouti Guban Desert – a desert lying along the coast of northwestern Somalia Grand Bara Desert – a desert covering parts of south Djibouti Chalbi Desert – a desert in northern Kenya along the border with Ethiopia Nyiri Desert – a desert located in southern Kenya along the border with Tanzania Lompoul Desert – a desert lying in northwestern Senegal between Dakar and Saint-Louis Sahara Desert – Africa's largest desert and the world's largest hot desert which covers much of North Africa comprising: Ténéré – a desert covering northeastern Niger and western Chad Tanezrouft – a desert covering northern Mali, northwestern Niger as well as central and southern Algeria, at the west of the Hoggar Mountains El Djouf – a desert which covers northeastern Mauritania and parts of northwestern Mali Djurab Desert – a desert covering northern central Chad Tin-Toumma Desert – a desert covering southeastern Niger, at the south of the Ténéré Libyan Desert (also called Western Desert) – a desert covering eastern Libya, western Egypt and northwestern Sudan at the west of the Nile River White Desert – a desert covering a part of western Egypt and located in Farafra, Egypt Eastern Desert – a desert covering eastern Egypt and northeastern Sudan between the Nile River and the Red Sea Nubian Desert – a desert covering northeastern Sudan between the Nile River and the Red Sea Bayuda Desert – a desert covering eastern Sudan located just at the southwest of the Nubian Desert Sinai Desert – a desert located on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt Atlantic Coastal Desert – a desert lying along the western coast of the Sahara Desert and occupies a narrow strip in Western Sahara and Mauritania == Asia == Arabian Desert – desert complex on the Arabian Peninsula comprising: Al Khatim Desert – a desert near Abu Dhabi Al-Dahna Desert – a desert being the main central division of the Arabian Desert and covering parts of Saudi Arabia Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) – the world's largest sand desert and covering much of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen Nefud Desert – a desert in northern part of the Arabian Peninsula Ramlat al-Sab`atayn – a desert in north-central Yemen Sharqiya Sands – a desert covering great parts of Oman Judaean Desert – a desert in eastern Israel and the West Bank Negev – a desert located in southern Israel Syrian Desert – a desert in Syria, Jordan and Iraq Bromo Sand Sea – a volcanic desert in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java, Indonesia Dasht-e Kavir – a desert in central Iran Dasht-e Lut – a large salt desert in southeastern Iran Polond Desert – a desert in eastern Iran Maranjab Desert – a desert in central Iran Katpana Desert – a cold desert in Pakistan Sarfaranga Desert – a cold desert in Pakistan Indus Valley Desert – a desert in Pakistan Kharan Desert – a desert in Pakistan Thal Desert – a desert in Pakistan Thar Desert – a desert in India and Pakistan Cholistan Desert – a desert in Pakistan Dasht-e-Margo – a desert in southwestern Afghanistan Kyzyl Kum – a desert in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Kara Kum – a large desert in Central Asia Lop Desert – a desert in China Ordos – a desert in northern China Kubuqi Desert – a desert in northern China Mu Us Desert – a desert in northern China Gobi – a desert in Mongolia and China Badain Jaran Desert – a desert in China Hami Desert – a desert in China Tengger Desert – a desert in China Taklamakan – a desert located in China Gurbantünggüt Desert – a desert located in northwestern China Kumtag Desert – a desert in northwestern China Karapinar Desert – a desert in Southern Central Anatolia == Europe == === Spain === Bardenas Reales – a semi-arid desert in Navarre, Spain (455 km2; 176 sq mi) Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park – an arid desert in Almeria, Spain (460 km2; 180 sq mi) Monegros Desert – a semi-arid desert in Aragón, Spain Tabernas Desert – an arid and semi-arid desert in Almería, Spain (280 km2; 110 sq mi) === Other European nations === Oleshky Sands – a sand semi-arid desert in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine Ryn Desert - a desert in western Kazakhstan and Astrakhan Oblast, Russia == North America == Chihuahua Desert – a desert in Mexico and the United States Great Basin Desert Black Rock Desert Mojave Desert – a desert in the United States Death Valley Red Desert (Wyoming) Sonoran Desert – a desert in the United States and Mexico Colorado Desert Gran Desierto de Altar Thompson Plateau – a desert in Canada == Oceania == === Australia === Central Desert – a central Australian desert Gibson Desert – a central Australian desert Great Sandy Desert – a northwestern Australian desert Great Victoria Desert – the biggest desert in Australia Little Sandy Desert – a western Australian desert Simpson Desert – a central Australian desert Strzelecki Desert – a south-central Australian desert Tanami Desert – a northern Australian desert == South America == Atacama Desert – a desert in Chile and Peru La Guajira Desert – a desert in Colombia and Venezuela Monte Desert – in Argentina, a smaller desert above the Patagonian Desert Patagonian Desert – the largest desert in the Americas, located in Argentina Sechura Desert – a desert located south of the Piura Region of Peru Jalapão – a desert park in Tocantins, Brazil == Polar regions == === Antarctic === Antarctic Desert – the largest desert in the world McMurdo Dry Valleys – a series of extremely dry, snow-free valleys in Victoria Land Meyer Desert – a small desert close to the South Pole === Arctic === Arctic Desert – the second largest "desert" in the world, though it consists of frozen ocean, land ice, and tundra, so (like the rest of this section) not a desert climate in any conventional sense North American Arctic – a large tundra in Northern America Greenland – mostly covered by land ice, like Antarctica Russian Arctic – a large tundra in Russia == Pseudo-deserts == Some geographical features are referred to as "deserts", and this word may even feature in their names, despite not meeting any meteorological definitions for a desert.