*Simpson desert,[Clifford Gayo Desert]?, [Great Sandy desert]?, Sturts stony desert, [Tanami desert]?, [Great Victoria desert]? in Australia. |
*Simpson desert, [Great Sandy desert]?, Sturts stony desert, [Tanami desert]?, [Great Victoria desert]? in Australia. |
There are different forms of deserts. The desert is not necessary composed of sand, it may also consist mainly of rocky terrain or even salt flats. Some places are deserts even though they are covered in snow. This remarkable fact comes about because such locations don't recieve precipitation, but snow does blow in from elsewhere.
Deserts include:
see also oasis