- A
desert is a
barren area of
landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently,
living conditions are
hostile for
plant and
animal life. The...
-
Operation Desert Shield (2
August 1990 – 17
January 1991) for
operations leading to the
buildup of
troops and
defense of
Saudi Arabia and
Operation Desert Storm...
- In the
Desert In the
desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who,
squatting upon the ground, Held his
heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said, “Is it...
- 'the
Great Desert') is a
desert located on the
African continent. It is the
largest hot
desert in the world, and the
third largest desert overall after...
- The
Mojave Desert (/moʊˈhɑːvi, mə-/ mo-HAH-vee) is an arid rain-shadow
desert and the
driest desert in
North America. It is in the
southwestern United...
- The Thar
Desert, also
known as the
Great Indian Desert, is a
large arid
region in the
northwestern part of the
Indian subcontinent that
covers an area...
- The
Sonoran Desert (Spanish:
Desierto de Sonora) is a
North American desert which covers large parts of the
Southwestern United States in
Arizona and...
- The
Atacama Desert (Spanish:
Desierto de Atacama) is a
desert plateau in
South America covering a 1000-km (600-mi)
strip of land on the
Pacific coast...
- The Gobi
Desert (/ˈɡoʊ.bi/) is a
large desert or
brushland region in Asia.In Mandarin, it is only
called Gobi (戈壁)
meaning brushland. It
covers parts of...
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variations of a
desert climate: a hot
desert climate (BWh), and a cold
desert climate (BWk). To
delineate "hot
desert climates" from "cold
desert climates"...