Deserts

List of Deserts

Deserts are vast, arid regions characterized by low precipitation and extreme temperatures. They host unique ecosystems and are often home to diverse flora and fauna adapted to harsh conditions.

171 itemsUpdated Mar 13, 2026

This list comprises 172 deserts from around the world, covering major arid regions across continents. It includes well-known deserts such as the Sahara, Gobi, and Atacama, highlighting the diversity of desert landscapes globally.

#	Name
1	Little Sandy Desert desert and bioregion in Western Australia
2	Sahara desert on the African continent
3	Arctic polar region on the Earth's northern hemisphere
4	Alashan desert in China
7	Gobi Desert desert in China and Mongolia
8	Atacama Desert desert in South America
9	Kalahari Desert desert in southern Africa
10	Błędów Desert desert, protected area, south Poland
11	Death Valley desert basin in Inyo and San Bernadino counties in California, United States
12	Namib desert in southern Africa
13	Taklamakan desert in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
14	Danakil Desert desert in northeast Ethiopia
15	Great Victoria Desert desert in Western Australia and South Australia
16	Negev desert and semidesert region of southern Israel
17	Thar Desert large, arid region in India and Pakistan
18	Karakum Desert desert in Turkmenistan
19	Libyan Desert northeastern part of the Sahara comprising desert areas in Egypt, Libya and Sudan
20	Mojave Desert desert in southwestern United States
21	Kyzyl Kum desert in Central Asia
22	Sonoran Desert desert in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States
23	Monegros Desert semi-desert in Spain
24	Zin Desert desert
25	Arabian Desert desert located in Western Asia
26	Simpson Desert desert in Central Australia
27	Rub' al Khali desert
28	Colorado Desert desert in California, United States
29	Ténéré desert desert in Niger
30	Gibson Desert desert in Western Australia
31	Great Basin Desert desert in the United States
32	Aralkum desert on the seabed once occupied by the Aral Sea
33	Great Sandy Desert ecoregion and desert in Northern Western Australia
34	Syrian Desert region of desert, semi-desert and steppe of the Middle East; in parts of Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia
35	Arctic desert Ecoregion (WWF)
36	Alvord Desert dry lake bed and desert in Harney County, Oregon, United States
37	Nubian Desert desert
38	Tatacoa Desert arid zone in Colombia
39	Zhamankum
40	Anza-Borrego Desert desert in California
41	Lop Desert desert in China
42	Eastern Desert Sahara desert east of the Nile river
43	Arabah area south of the Dead Sea basin in Israel and Jordan
44	Sakhir desert area in Bahrain
45	La Guajira Desert desert in Colombia and Venezuela
46	Desert of Maine desert
47	San Lucan xeric scrub ecoregion of the southern Baja California peninsula, Mexico
48	Sayhad geographical object
49	Tanami Desert desert in Northern Australia
50	Cholistan Desert desert in Punjab, Pakistan
51	Baja California Desert Desert ecoregion of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula
52	Mu Us Desert desert in Central China
53	Chihuahuan Desert desert in Mexico and the southwestern United States
54	Thal desert
55	Black Rock Desert Northwest Nevada dry lake
56	Desert of Paran location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
57	Painted Desert desert in Coconino County, Arizona, United States
58	Badain Jaran Desert desert in China
59	Tabernas Desert desert in Spain
60	Sechura Desert desert in Peru
61	Kumtag Desert desert in Gansu and Xinjiang, China
62	Coastal desert of Peru desert in South America
63	Patagonian Desert desert in Argentina and Falkland Islands
64	Channeled Scablands barren, relatively soil-free landscape in eastern Washington, USA
65	Golodnaya Steppe "hungry" Steppe
66	Médanos de Coro National Park national park
67	Tengger Desert desert
68	Strzelecki Desert desert in central Australia
69	Ryn Desert desert
70	Betpak-Dala semidesert in Kazakhstan
71	Escalante Desert desert plain in Millard, Beaver, and Iron counties in Utah, United States
72	Salvador Dalí Desert desert in Bolivia
73	Tanezrouft region of the Sahara along the Algeria, Mali, and Niger borders
74	Tirari Desert desert in South Australia
75	Sturt Stony Desert desert in central-Eastern Australia
76	Owyhee Desert desert in Owyhee County, Idaho and Elko County, Nevada in the United States
77	Gurbantünggüt Desert China's second largest desert
78	Grand Erg Occidental erg in Algeria
79	Great Salt Lake Desert large dry lake in northwestern Utah, United States
80	Pedirka Desert desert in central Australia
81	Jornada del Muerto desert region in New Mexico, US
82	Lieberose Desert Desert in Germany
83	Ordos Desert Desert and steppe region in Inner Mongolia, China
84	Kebira Crater name that has recently been proposed for a circular topographic feature in the Sahara desert
85	Monte Desert South American desert
86	Chalbi Desert desert in Kenya
87	Kubuqi Desert desert in China
88	Western Desert cultural bloc cultural area spanning deserts in the centre of Australia, across parts of WA, SA and NT
89	Aral Karakum desert northeast of the Aral Sea
90	Wahiba Sands region of desert in Oman
91	Saryesik-Atyrau Desert desert in eastern Kazakhstan
92	Bolsón de Mapimí endorheic river basin located in the center-north of the Mexican Plateau
93	Sinai Desert
94	Yuma Desert desert in southwest U.S. and northwest Mexico
95	Gran Desierto de Altar Region of the Sonoran Desert
96	ad-Dahna Desert Desert in Saudi Arabia
97	Judaean Desert desert in the southern Levant
98	El Djouf Desert in Mauritania and Mali
99	Registan Desert desert in Afghanistan
100	Talak desert in Niger
101	Puna desert in Argentina
102	Red Centre
103	Siloli desert Desert in Potosi, Bolivia
104	Sprengisandur Highland plateau in Iceland
105	Algerian Desert north-central African region
106	Dasht-e Margo desert in Afghanistan
107	Yuha Desert section of the Sonoran Desert located in the Imperial Valley of California, United States
108	Taukum desert in Kazakhstan
109	Antelope Valley valley in Southern California, United States
110	Lechuguilla Desert Landform in southwestern Arizona
111	Tehuacán Valley matorral ecoregion in Mexico
112	Indus Valley desert Ecoregion (WWF)
113	Arabia Deserta Roman name for the desert interior of the Arabian peninsula
114	Chara Sands area of sand in Siberia
115	Kharan Desert desert in Balochistan, Pakistan
116	Lompoul desert desert in Senegal
117	Tin-Toumma desert desert in Niger
118	Geitlandshraun vulkankrater
119	Hammada du Guir
120	Nyiri Desert desert in southern Kenya
121	Tule Desert desert in southwestern Arizona
122	Amargosa Desert desert in Nevada and California, United States
123	Carcross Desert small desert in the Yukon, Canada
124	Tamaulipan mezquital terrestrial ecoregion in Mexico and the United States
125	Murzuq Desert erg in Libya
126	rangeland open grazing land
127	Smoke Creek Desert desert in northwestern Nevada
128	Red Desert desert in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States
129	Pacific desert desert in South America
130	Kaokoveld desert ecoregion in Angola and Namibia
131	Archedinsko-Donskiye Peski
132	Goravan State Nature Reservation
133	Muyunkum Desert desert in Kazakhstan
134	Nafūd aḑ Ḑāḩī
135	Tsimlyanskiye Peski sand area in Russia
136	Al Khatim Desert
137	Carson Desert desert in Nevada, U.S
138	Central Asian northern desert Ecoregion in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
139	Central Mexican matorral ecoregion in Mexico
140	Delamar Flat desert in the Delamar Valley of Nevada
141	Desert Discovery Center
142	Kazakh semi-desert Ecoregion in Kazakhstan
143	Great American Desert 19th-century term referring to the Great Plains of the United States
144	Gulf of California Xeric Scrub Xeric Shrubland Ecoregion of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula
145	High Desert geographic area of southern California
146	Khuzestan Plain region of southwestern Iran
147	Low Desert Area below Little San Bernardino Mountains
148	Badia steppe and desert
149	Hulun Buir Shadi
150	Samaria desert
151	Piute Valley valley in the United States
152	Rig-e Jenn Area of sand dunes in Iran, believed to be inhabited by Jinn.
153	Sevier Desert desert in the southeast of the Great Basin in Millard County, Utah, United States
154	Sunset Country desert in Victoria, Australia
155	Tirari-Sturt stony desert Terrestrial ecoregion in Australia
156	Tonopah Desert Landform in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona
157	Y P Desert desert in the United States
158	Harrat al-Sham desert region in Syria and northern Arabia
159	Maspalomas Dunes natural space in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain
160	Moçâmedes Desert Angolan desert near the border with Namibia
161	Kumtag Shamo Dunefield
162	Ramlat al-Sab`atayn region of desert in north-central Yemen
163	Biyabanak desert region of central Iran
164	Al-Hammad Desert region of West Asia
165	Eastern Desert (Jordan) Desert region in Jordan
166	Regenfeld Desert area in South-Western Egypt
167	Black Desert Desert in the Western Desert of Egypt
168	Western Desert Egyptian part of the Libyan Desert
170	Ninety Mile Desert desert in South Australia
171	Tharparkar Desert desert in Pakistan
172	Katpana Desert high-altitude desert in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
173	Sahara Desert
174	Namib Desert

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 13, 2026.

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