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Desert
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1) The worlds largest hot desert, covering parts of 11 countries
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Sahara
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2) Large remote desert in western China and Mongolia
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Gobi
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3) Covers much of remote Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa
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Kalahari
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4) Very hot desert covering a vast part of southern CA, NV and parts of AZ
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Mojave
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5) Covers almost the entirety of the Middle Eastern peninsula
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Arabian
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6) Remote, arid desert covering a vast region of South and Western Australia
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Great Victoria
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7) Located in northern Chile, it is the driest non-polar desert on Earth
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Atacama
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8) Covers parts of northwestern Mexico, Arizona, and parts of Baja California
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Sonoran
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9) Covering parts of NV, UT, CA and OR, it is the largest cold desert in the US
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Great Basin
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10) Located in the 4 corners region of the US, its known for its colorful rock formations
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Painted
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11) This national park in New Mexico is an arid region of gypsum crystal sands
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White Sands
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12) High elevation desert covering parts of TX, NM and northern Mexico
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Chihuahuan
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13) Located in coastal southern Africa, it is the worlds oldest desert
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Namib
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14) Central Asian desert where the famous "door to hell" gas crater is located
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Karakum
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15) Known as the worlds largest polar desert, it reaches extremes of -90C
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Antarctic
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16) Remote steppe desert in southern Argentina, bounded by the Andes range
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Patagonian
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17) Covers parts of Jordan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia and the country its named for
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Syrian
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18) Remote area of NW China bounded by several mountain ranges of southern Xinjiang
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Taklamakan
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19) Arid desert covering parts of NW India and the border with Pakistan
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Thar
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20) Vast plateau covering southern Ethiopia and parts of Somalia
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Ogaden
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