Deserts Of The World

This is considered the largest desert in the world.

This peak is the tallest mountain in Antarctica.

This is the active volcano of Antarctica.

These are the two main seas that surround the continent of Antarctica.

This Norwegian was the first to reach the South Pole.

This is the worlds second-largest desert, but the largest hot desert.

The Sahara desert is bounded by the Sahel, a savanna-like strip, to the south, and this mountain range to the North.

These are the two main ethnic groups that inhabit the Sahara desert.

This desert is considered the driest in the world, thanks to it's position in the rain shadow of the Andes.

The Atacama desert was a main bone of contention in this war in the late 1800's, between Chile, Peru and Bolivia, all of which sought to control it's nitrate reserves.

These three African countries contain portions of the Kalahari desert.

This tribe of the Kalahari is well-known for it's "click" language.

This desert, home to Death Valley, is bounded by the San Gabriel and San Bernadino mountains.

The Mojave desert of the American Southwest is strongly associated with this plant, the "yucca brevifola".

This second-largest Asian desert played a role in the famed Silk Road, and dinosaur fossils have been found in it's Nemegt Basin.

This middle-eastern desert means "the empty quarter" and is home to the worlds largest oil field, the Ghawar.

This desert, home to the medicinal hoodia plant, is thought to be the oldest desert on Earth.

The Painted Desert is shared by Grand Canyon National Park and this other national park land.

The Negev desert comprises the southern half of this country.

The Taklamakan desert of China is famed for splitting this trading route into North and South branches.

This desert of Western Australia is part of the Western Desert - you could make a great castle here!

This Mexican desert is one of the world's ten largest. Ay, senor!