List of Deserts

This is a list of deserts sorted by the region of the world in which the desert is located.

Africa

Algerian Desert – part of the Sahara located in Algeria
Arabian Desert – a desert stretching from Eastern Egypt to Iraq
Blue Desert – a desert in Egypt
Kalahari Desert – covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa
Karoo – a semi-desert region in South Africa
Libyan Desert – part of the Sahara located in Libya
Namib Desert – a desert in present day Namibia
Nubian Desert – a desert in present day Sudan
Owami Desert – a desert in Nigeria
Sahara Desert – the world’s largest hot desert
Sinai Desert – a desert located on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt
White Desert – a desert in Egypt

Central Desert – a central Australian desert
Gibson Desert – a central Australian desert
Great Sandy Desert – a northwestern Australian desert
Great Victoria Desert
Little Sandy Desert – a western Australian desert
Rangipo Desert – a barren desert-like plateau (with 1.5-2.5 m/yr rainfall) on the North Island Volcanic Plateau in New Zealand
Simpson Desert – a central Australian desert
Strzelecki Desert – a south-central Australian desert
Tanami Desert – a northern Australian desert

Accona Desert – a semi-Desert in Southern Italy
Bardenas Reales – a semi-desert in Navarra, Spain (455 km²)
Błędowska Desert – a desert located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (32 km²)
Deliblatska Peščara – a desert located in Vojvodina, Serbia (300 km²)
Highlands of Iceland – the interior plateau of Iceland; not a desert by climate, but effectively one because precipitation penetrates the volcanic soil so quickly that it is unavailable to plants
Monegros Desert – a semi-desert in Aragón, Spain
Oleshky Sands – a desert located in Ukraine near Askania-Nova biosphere reserve (15 km in diameter)
Oltenian Sahara – a desert spanning approximately 80.000 hectares or 800 km² in the Romanian historical province of Oltenia
Piscinas – a desert located in South-West Sardinia, Italy; is one of the biggest in Europe (5 km²)
Tabernas Desert – a desert in Almería, Spain (280 km²)

Arabian Desert – a vast desert complex on the Arabian Peninsula comprising the Al-Dahna Desert, Empty Quarter, Nefud Desert and other deserts
Dasht-e Kavir – a desert in central Iran
Dasht-e Lut – a large salt desert in southeastern Iran
Judean Desert – a desert in eastern Israel and in the West Bank
Maranjab Desert – a desert in central Iran
Negev – a desert located in southern Israel
Ramlat al-Sab`atayn- a sand desert in central & northeastern Yemen, part of the Empty Quarter
Wahiba Sands – a desert in Oman

Atacama – a desert in Chile and Peru, the driest place on Earth
La Guajira Desert – a desert in northern Colombia
Monte Desert – in Argentina, a smaller desert above the Patagonian
Patagonian Desert – the largest desert by area in the Americas, located in Argentina and Chile
Sechura Desert – a desert located along a portion of the northwestern coast in Peru