🏜️ Deserts of the World

These are the world's most notable deserts — vast arid regions where scarce rainfall shapes extreme landscapes and adapted life, from the Sahara and Arabian sands to the cold Gobi and Antarctic desert. Each profile shows where the desert lies, which countries it covers, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

143 deserts from 46 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any desert for its full profile.

Africa (26) Americas (43) Asia (39) Europe (18) Oceania (14)

Africa (26 deserts)

Americas (43 deserts)

Asia (39 deserts)

Europe (18 deserts)

Oceania (14 deserts)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.