Map Of The World Deserts

Map Of The World Deserts. Deserts and xeric, or dry, shrublands rarely receive more than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rainfall annually Deserts primarily occur in two bands of latitude in the world

Technically, much of the Arctic and Antarctic is desert by this definition, but they don't have official desert names, so they won't be labeled as deserts on this map. The desert covers an area of 14.2 million square kilometers (5.5 million square miles)

Map of Deserts in the World

Moving both north and south from the equator, tropical air containing moisture slowly cools and drops its water in the form of rain The desert covers an area of 14.2 million square kilometers (5.5 million square miles) It includes the Sahara, Kalahari, Gobi, Namib, Atacama, Patagonian, and others

. Polar deserts are characterized by annual precipitation of less than 250 millimeters (or approximately 9.84 inches) and a mean temperature during the warmest month of the year of less than 10°C (50°F) Technically, much of the Arctic and Antarctic is desert by this definition, but they don't have official desert names, so they won't be labeled as deserts on this map.

Tropical Deserts and Arid Environments BuddingGeographers. Earth's polar deserts cover nearly 5 million square kilometers of surface. Below you can find a list and a map with the main world's deserts.