deserts around the world

Africa

       Algerian Desert – part of the Sahara located in Algeria

       Blue Desert – a desert in Egypt

       Kalahari Desert – a 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 covering most of Northern Africa

       White Desert – a desert in Egypt

Asia

       Akshi Desert – a desert in India

       Badain Jaran – a desert located in China

       Cholistan – a desert in Pakistan

       Gobi – a desert in Mongolia and China

       Indus Valley Desert – a desert located in Pakistan

       Kara Kum – a large Central Asian desert

       Kharan desert – a desert located in Pakistan

       Kyzyl Kum – a desert in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

       Lop Desert – a desert in China

       Ordos – a desert in northern China

       Rub' al Khali – a desert located in Saudi Arabia

       Taklamakan – a desert located in China

       Thal Desert – a desert in Pakistan

       Thar Desert – a desert in Pakistan and India

       Arabian Desert – a vast desert complex on the Arabian Peninsula comprising the Al-Dahna Desert, Empty Quarter, Nefud Desertand 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 the West Bank

       Maranjab Desert – a desert in central Iran

       Negev – a desert located in southern Israel

       Ramlat al-Sab`atayn – a sandy desert in central & northeastern Yemen, part of the Empty Quarter

       Sinai Desert – a desert located on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt

       Wahiba Sands – a desert in Oman

Australia

Main article: Deserts of Australia

       Central Desert – a central Australian desert

       Gibson Desert – a central Australian desert

       Great Sandy Desert – a northwestern Australian desert

       Great Victoria Desert – the biggest desert in Australia

       Little Sandy Desert – a western Australian desert

       Simpson Desert – a central Australian desert

       Strzelecki Desert – a south-central Australian desert

       Tanami Desert – a northern Australian desert

Europe  

             Accona Desert – a semi-desert in central Italy

             Aleshkovskie peski – a sandy desert in Ukraine

             Bardenas Reales – a semi-desert in Navarre, 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[1]

                                                         Piscinas – a desert located in southwest Sardinia, Italy (5 km²)

                                                         Ryn Desert – a desert in western Kazakhstan and southeastern Russia, north of the Caspian Sea and southeast of the Volga Upland. It is the largest sandy desert in Europe

                                                         Stranja Sahara - a desert in southeastern Bulgaria near the city of Burgas. It is about 80,000 hectares, sometimes estimated to about 850 km². It is near the borders of Turkey and northwestern Greece[2]

                                                         Tabernas Desert – a desert in Almería, Spain (280 km²)

             Pumas Desert - a desert in Spain (province)

North America

List of North American deserts

          Central Valley of California (which is divided into the Sacramento Valley in the north, and the San Joaquin Valley in the south) – this area has largely been transformed, due to irrigation canals, to an agricultural area. It is technically a semi-arid climate

          Chihuahuan Desert

          Colorado Desert

          Mojave Desert

          Sonoran Desert

]South America

             Atacama – a desert in Chile and Peru, the driest place on Earth

             La Guajira Desert – a desert in northern Colombia and Venezuela

             Monte Desert – in Argentina, a smaller desert above the Patagonian Desert

             Patagonian Desert – the largest desert in the Americas, located in Argentina and Chile

             Sechura Desert – a desert located south of the Piura Region of Peru

Polar Regions

          Antarctica Desert – the largest desert in the world

          Arctic Desert – the second largest desert in the world

          North American Arctic – a large tundra in North America

          Russian Arctic – a large tundra in Russia

Oceania

          Rangipo Desert – a barren desert-like plateau (with 1.5-2.5 m/yr rainfall) on the North Island Volcanic Plateau in New Zealand