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AncientCavesinIndia
Sign,Symbols&Emblems
NationalSymbolsofIndia
SymbolsofStatesofIndia
CountriesandNationalEmblems
Sign/SymbolsofDifferentThings
BoththeSaharaandArabianDesertsareknownfortheirsandandsanddune
ThecenterofArabianDesert,RubalKhali,theEmptyQuarter,formsthelargestcontinuousbodyof
sandintheworld.
TheGobiistermedasarainshadowdesert,asitisintheleewardsideoftheHimalayarangeswhich
blocktherain(rainshadow),keepingcloudsfromtheIndianOceanfromreachingGobi.Mostofthe
Gobissurfaceisnotsandy,butratherexposed,barerock.Itisacolddesertandsnowoccasionallywill
accumulateonitsdunes.

Nicknames
Sorbiquets/NicknamesofCities&
StatesofIndia
Sorbiquets/Nicknames/Epithetsof
PlacesintheWorld
Sorbiquests/NicknamesofPersons
Sorbiquests/NicknamesofPlanets
GeneralScience Polity Reasoning Aptitude Puzzles Computer StatesGK D!scuss ContactUs
RealNamesofPersonalities
FreedomStruggle&Battles
FamousSlogans/QuotesByIndian
FreedomFighters
SocialandReligiousMovementsin Kalahariisavast,semiaridsavannainsouthernAfrica.Ithappenstogetsignificantlymorerainfalland
India supportmorediverselifethanitscounterparts.

MajorEventsorTimelineofIndian WithintheexpanseoftheKalahariDesert,youwillfindtheCentralKalahariGameReservethesecond
largestprotectedareaforwildlifeintheworld
History
MajorBattlesofIndianHistory ListofDesertstheirtypesandLocation(Country,Continent)
GovernorGeneralsofIndia
Institutions&Organisations SMU Distance MBA - Get Upto 20% Scholarship* TimesPro PGDBM Program
smude.edu.in/UGC/Approved timespro.com/PGDBM-Enrol-Online
InternationalOrganisations(UNO,
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IMFetc.)
FamousAcademiesandInstitutesin Name TypeofDesert Location
India Antarctic Polar Antarctica
Alaska,Canada,Greenland,Iceland,Norway,
FamousMuseums Arctic Polar
Sweden,Finland,Russia
BanksAndTheirTagLines Sahara Subtropical NorthernAfrica
BanksAndTheirHeadquarters Arabian Subtropical ArabianPeninsula
Gobi ColdWinter ChinaandMongolia
NamesofTheCentralBanksof
Patagonian ColdWinter Argentina
DifferentCountries GreatVictoria Subtropical Australia
WorldsStockExchanges&Their Kalahari Subtropical SouthAfrica,Botswana,Namibia
Indices GreatBasin ColdWinter UnitedStates
FamousMNCsandTheir Syrian Subtropical Syria,Iraq,Jordan,SaudiArabia
Chihuahuan Subtropical Mexico
Headquarters
GreatSandy Subtropical Australia
Schemes&Commissions KaraKum ColdWinter Uzbekistan,Turkmenistan
ImportantSchemesofGovernment ColoradoPlateau ColdWinter UnitedStates
FinanceCommissionofIndia Gibson Subtropical Australia
Sonoran Subtropical UnitedStates,Mexico
NITIAayog/Ayog KyzylKum ColdWinter Uzbekistan,Turkmenistan,Kazakhstan
CensusofIndia2011 Taklamakan ColdWinter China
Dates&PoliticalParties Iranian ColdWinter Iran
Thar Subtropical India,Pakistan
FoundationDays/DiwasofIndian
Simpson Subtropical Australia
States
Mojave Subtropical UnitedStates
ImportantDays/Dates Atacama CoolCoastal Chile
NationalandStatePoliticalParties Namib CoolCoastal Angola,Namibia,SouthAfrica

WorldsFamousPoliticalParties
NameofParliamentofCountries
Defence Get Gmail For Your Domain
IndianArmedForces Custom Business Email Address. Start With Free Google Apps Trial.

ComparativeRanksinArmy,Navy&
AirForce
JointDefenceExercisesofIndiaWith
OtherCountries
MissilesofIndia
TransportandIndustries
ImportantPortsorSeaWaterwaysin
India
NationalHighwaysinIndia
MajorAirlinesinWorld
FamousAirPortsinTheWorld
IndustriesandItsCentres/Hub
Towns/CitiesandAssociated
IndustriesinIndia
IndustrialCentersinTheWorld
Newspapers
FamousNewspapersofTheWorld
Frequentlyasked:
Whichisthelargestdesertintheworld?
Tobeconsideredadesertanareamusthavelessthan250millimetersofannualrainfall.Usingthatcriteria,
thecontinentofAntarcticaisthelargestdesertonEarth.Ithaslessthan51mmofprecipitationperyearand
littleornovegetation.WhileSaharaofAfricaistheLargesthotdesertcoveredwithsanddunes.
Whatcontinentisthedesertin?
TwothirdsoftheAustraliancontinentisconsideredaridordesert,whichmakesthecontinentthedrieston
EarthafterAntarctica.Whenyouconsiderallthedesertsoftheworld,Australiadoesnothavethelargest
desertareas,buttheydohavethemostdesertareasofanycontinentwhencomparedtothetotalcontinental
surfacearea.Thereare10differentdesertsonthecontinentofAustralia.
Howmanydesertsarethereintheworld?
Approximately1/3ofEarth'slandsurfaceisadesert.Thereare33majordesertsintheworldthat,when
subdividedintosmallerdeserts,equal71.Ofthose71,12areinAfrica,oneisAntarctica,threeareinthearctic
basin,26areinAsia(includingtheMiddleEast),10areinAustraliaandNewZealand,10areinEurope,
fourareinNorthAmerica,andfiveareinSouthAmerica.
IstheAntarcticadesert?
ADesertisdefinedasaregionthathaslessthan250mm(10in)ofannualrainfallorprecipitation.
Antarcticacanbeclassifiedasadesertbythisdefinition.
Whatcontinentdoesnothaveanydeserts?
Europeistheonlycontinentwithoutatleastonedesertregion.Toqualifyasadesert,anareamustreceive
fewerthan10inchesofannualrainfall.

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