Number
|
Type
|
Countries
|
Answer
|
11
|
Subtropical
|
Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia
|
Sahara Desert
|
8
|
Polar Ice / Tundra
|
Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden
|
Arctic Desert
|
8
|
Subtropical
|
Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
|
Arabian Desert
|
4
|
Subtropical
|
Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria
|
Syrian Desert
|
3
|
Subtropical
|
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia
|
Danakil Desert
|
3
|
Subtropical
|
Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
|
Kalahari Desert
|
3
|
Cold Winter
|
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
|
Kyzylkum Desert
|
3
|
Cool Coastal
|
Angola, Namibia, South Africa
|
Namib Desert
|
3
|
Temperate
|
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
|
Ustyurt Plateau
|
2
|
Mild Coastal
|
Chile, Peru
|
Atacama Desert
|
2
|
Subtropical
|
Mexico, United States
|
Chihuahuan Desert
|
2
|
Cold Winter
|
China, Mongolia
|
Gobi Desert
|
2
|
Subtropical
|
Ethiopia, Somalia
|
Ogaden Desert
|
2
|
Subtropical
|
India, Pakistan
|
Thar Desert
|
2
|
Subtropical
|
Mexico, United States
|
Sonoran Desert
|
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