Title: List of deserts Content: This is a list of deserts. It is sorted by the region of the world where the desert is at. == Africa == * 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 == Asia== * 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 == Europe == * 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 OlteniaOltenian Sahara * 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 * Tabernas Desert – a desert in Almería, Spain (280 km²) * Pumas Desert - a desert in Spain (province) == North America == * 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 == Oceania == * 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 == South America == * 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 == Polar Regions == * Antarctica Desert – the largest desert in the world * Arctic Desert – the second largest desert in the world * North American Arctic – a large tundra in North America * Russian Arctic – a large tundra in Russia