Interesting Facts About Desert

1. A desert is determined as any place on earth which apprehend extremely low cloudburst (i.e. rain or snowfall). A desert typically receives less than 40cm (16 inches) of rainstorm per year.

2. There are two kinds of desert i.e. hot deserts and cold deserts. The cold deserts are found in the polar regions of the earth. They are the Arctic and Antarctic deserts. The cold deserts are also referred to as polar deserts.

3. Around 1/3 of the earth’s surface is covered with deserts.

4. The overall size of deserts is enhanced up to 46,000 square miles of land are turned into desert every year. This is happening because of ultimate changes in climate and human activities like clearing forests.

5. The Antarctic Desert is the largest desert in the world. It covers with the area of 13.8 square kilometers around the North Pole. And the second-largest desert is the Arctic Desert which covers an area of 12.7 square kilometers around the North Pole.

6. Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. It is covered an area of 9.4 square kilometers and spans 12 North African countries.

7. Car cross Desert is considered as a smallest desert in the world. Located in Yukon, Canada, this desert is just 1 square mile (640km) in size.

8. The Sahara desert is considered the hottest place on earth. Its Average temperatures range between 40 and 47°C. According to the records the highest temperature in the Sahara was 58°C in 1913. It is the highest atmospheric temperature ever recorded on earth.

9. In Chile, Atacama Desert is the driest desert in the world. Since records began any parts of this desert have received no rainfall. Scientists believe that parts of the Atacama have been in crest desertification for over 40 million years.

10. The coldest desert in the world is the Antarctic desert. The average winter temperature is -49°C.

By – Tripti Varun
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