How many Deserts are there in the whole world?

How many hot deserts are there around the world?

• Answer:

  Not all deserts of the world are hot; some are cold (tundra), montane or temperate. Hot deserts of the world include: Sahara - Africa Kalahari Desert - Africa Arabian Peninsula - includes the Al-Dahna Desert, Empty Quarter, Nefud Desert and other deserts Chihuahuan Desert of North Central Mexico and Southwestern United States Mohave Desert - USA Death Valley - USA Monte Desert - Argentina Sonoran - southwestern USA and part of Mexico Thar - India and Pakistan Australia has a number of hot deserts, including: Gibson Desert Great Sandy Desert Great Victoria Desert Simpson Desert Little Sandy Desert Strzelecki Desert Tanami Desert Tirari Desert Sturt Stony Desert It is difficult to get an actual figure for the number of hot deserts. Sometimes, because the deserts overlap, they may be grouped as one desert. This is the case in Australia, the Arabian peninsula and the Chihuahuan Desert, even though there are numerous smaller deserts.