List of deserts

This is a list of deserts. It is sorted by the region of the world where the desert is at.

Africa[change | change source]

Algerian Desert – part of the Sahara located in Algeria
Blue Desert – a desert in Egypt
Kalahari Desert – a desert covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa
Karoo – a semi-desert region in South Africa
Libyan Desert – part of the Sahara located in Libya
Namib Desert – a desert in present day Namibia
Nubian Desert – a desert in present day Sudan
Owami Desert – a desert in Nigeria
Sahara Desert – the world's largest hot desert covering most of Northern Africa

Cholistan – a desert in Pakistan
Dasht-i-Margo SW Afghanistan
Gobi – a desert in Mongolia and China
Indus Valley Desert – a desert in Pakistan
Kara Kum – a large Central Asian desert
Kharan desert – a desert in Pakistan
Kyzyl Kum – a desert in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Lop Desert – a desert in China
Ordos – a desert in northern China
Rub' al Khali – a desert in Saudi Arabia
Taklamakan – a desert in China
Thal Desert – a desert in Pakistan
Thar Desert – a desert in Pakistan and India
Arabian Desert – a vast desert complex on the Arabian Peninsula comprising the Al-Dahna Desert, Empty Quarter, Nefud Desert and other deserts
Dasht-e Kavir – a desert in central Iran
Dasht-e Lut – a large salt desert in southeastern Iran
Judean Desert – a desert in eastern Israel and the West Bank
Maranjab Desert – a desert in central Iran
Negev – a desert in southern Israel
Ramlat al-Sab`atayn – a sandy desert in central & northeastern Yemen, part of the Empty Quarter
Sinai Desert – a desert on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt
Syrian Desert
Wahiba Sands – a desert in Oman

Accona Desert – a semi-desert in central Italy
Bardenas Reales – a semi-desert in Navarre, Spain (455 km²)
Błędowska Desert – a desert in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (32 km²)
Deliblatska Peščara – a desert Vojvodina, Serbia (300 km²)
Highlands of Iceland – the interior plateau of Iceland; not a desert by climate, but one because precipitation goes into the volcanic soil so quickly that it is unavailable to plants
Monegros Desert – a semi-desert in Aragón, Spain
Oleshky Sands – a desert in Ukraine near Askania-Nova biosphere reserve (15 km in diameter)
Oltenian Sahara – a desert about 80,000 hectares or 800 km² in the Romanian historical province of Oltenia^[1]
Piscinas – a desert in southwest Sardinia, Italy (5 km²)
Ryn Desert – a desert in western Kazakhstan and southeastern Russia, north of the Caspian Sea and southeast of the Volga Upland. It is the largest sandy desert in Europe
Stranja Sahara - a desert in southeastern Bulgaria near the city of Burgas. It is about 80,000 hectares. It is near the borders of Turkey and northwestern Greece^[2]
Tabernas Desert – a desert in Almería, Spain (280 km²)
Pumas Desert - a desert in Spain (province)

Central Valley of California (which is divided into the Sacramento Valley in the north, and the San Joaquin Valley in the south) – this area has largely been changed, due to irrigation canals, to an agricultural area. It is technically a semi-arid climate
Chihuahuan Desert
Colorado Desert
Mojave Desert
Sonoran Desert

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
Rangipo Desert – a barren desert-like plateau (with 1.5-2.5 m/yr rainfall) on the North Island Volcanic Plateau in New Zealand
Simpson Desert – a central Australian desert
Strzelecki Desert – a south-central Australian desert
Tanami Desert – a northern Australian desert

Atacama – a desert in Chile and Peru, the driest place on Earth
La Guajira Desert – a desert in northern 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 and Chile
Sechura Desert – a desert located south of the Piura Region of Peru