- A
desert is a
landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently,
living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation...
- key phases:
Operation Desert Shield,
which marked the
military buildup from
August 1990 to
January 1991; and
Operation Desert Storm,
which began with...
- /səˈhɛrə/) is a
desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of 9,200,000
square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi), it is the
largest hot
desert in the world...
- The
desert climate or arid
climate (in the Köppen
climate classification BWh and BWk) is a dry
climate sub-type in
which there is a
severe excess of evaporation...
- The Gobi
Desert (Mongolian: Говь, ᠭᠣᠪᠢ, /ˈɡoʊbi/; Chinese: 戈壁; pinyin: gēbì) is a large, cold
desert and gr****land
region located in
northern China and...
- The Thar
Desert, also
known as the
Great Indian Desert, is an arid
region in the north-western part of the
Indian subcontinent that
covers an area of...
- The
Taklamakan Desert (/ˌtækləməˈkæn/ TAK-lə-mə-KAN) is a
desert in
northwest China's
Xinjiang region.
Located inside the
Tarim Basin in
Southern Xinjiang...
- The
Desert Fathers were
early Christian hermits and ascetics, who
lived primarily in the
Scetes desert of the
Roman province of Egypt,
beginning around...
- The
Atacama Desert (Spanish:
Desierto de Atacama) is a
desert plateau located on the
Pacific coast of
South America, in the
north of Chile. Stretching...
- The
Mojave Desert (/moʊˈhɑːvi, mə-/ ; Mohave:
Hayikwiir Mat'aar; Spanish:
Desierto de Mojave) is a
desert in the rain
shadow of the
southern Sierra Nevada...
