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The deserts in the interior and south lack any significant summer rains. The desert in western Australia is well explained by the little evaporation of the cold sea current of the West Australian Current, of polar origin, which prevents significant rainfall in the interior of the continent. [3] About 40% of Australia is covered by dunes. [5]
This is a list of the largest deserts in the world by area. It includes all deserts above 50,000 km 2 (19,300 sq mi). Some of Earth 's biggest non-polar deserts
Some geographical features are referred to as "deserts", and this word may even feature in their names, despite not meeting any meteorological definitions for a desert. [citation needed] Accona Desert – area of Siena, Italy. Barreiro da Faneca – clayey expanse in the Azores. Błędowska Desert – area of sands in Poland.
A clickable map of Australia's states, mainland territories and their capitals Australia consists of six states, two major mainland territories, and other minor territories. The states are New South Wales , Queensland , South Australia , Tasmania , Victoria , and Western Australia .
The Chihuahuan desert and Central Mexican matorral are the richest deserts in the Neotropics. [9] The Carnarvon xeric shrublands of Australia are a regional center for endemism. [1] The Sonoran and Baja deserts of Mexico are unusual desert communities dominated by giant columnar cacti. [1] Madagascar spiny forests; Atacama Desert
Like many of Australia's deserts, precipitation is high by desert standards, but with the driest regions recording total rainfall a little below 250 mm (9.8 in). The heat of Australia’s ground surface, in turn, creates a massive evaporation cycle, which partially explains the higher-than-normal desert rainfall.
Deserts of South Australia (2 C, 11 P) Deserts of the Northern Territory (1 C, 4 P) Deserts of Victoria (state) (3 P) Deserts of Western Australia (3 C, 7 P)
Deserts of Australia (7 C, 3 P) B. ... Deserts of the United Arab Emirates (4 P) Deserts of the United States (6 C, 7 P) Deserts of Uzbekistan (5 P) V.