8 Picturesque Deserts

Gobi, Atacama, or the Sahara are all famous deserts, but they still have landscapes that attract tourists to visit.
8 picturesque deserts
Most of us know deserts, or deserts are places with little rainfall, arid landscapes, lack of water, and lack of trees.
No one will think a place "hot sun on head, hot sand at feet" has any attraction to tourism.
But in reality, in that harsh environment, there are still unique and beautiful landscapes.
The beauty and attraction of these scenes make it impossible for visitors to leave

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Sonoran Desert, USA
Photo: Rei
The Sonoran Desert covers an area of 260,000 km². Part of the acreage spans parts of Arizona, California, and Mexico.
This is the desert that receives the most rainfall of all deserts on Earth, about 25 - 35 cm per year
Perhaps because of this rainfall, Sonoran is not so arid, even known for its rich biodiversity.



Sonoran has more than 60 species of mammals, 20 species of amphibians, 100 species of reptiles, 20 species of fish, 350 species of birds, 2000 species of plants living together.
However, it is also the hottest desert in North America. In the summer, the temperature in the Sonoran Desert is measured at 40 degrees Celsius, at some point it is up to almost 50 degrees Celsius.
In addition, Sonoran is also home to many rare plants. For example, the saguaro tree, a type of cactus that grows only in the Sonoran Desert.
Simpson Desert, Australia
Photo: Emaze
Simpson is the most beautiful desert in Australia, with an area of 176,500 km².
Parallel wave dunes are the most prominent attraction of this desert
It is estimated that the Simpson Desert has more than 1,100 parallel sand dunes.



Interestingly and surprisingly, some of the dunes are over 200 km long.
In addition to the number and length of sand dunes, the Simpson Desert is also famous for its vibrant colors red, orange, pink and white.
However, the desert is very arid, receiving only 150 mm of rain per year. Average summer temperature is 39 - 50 degrees Celsius.
Arab Desert, West Asia
The Arabian Desert is a vast wilderness in West Asia, almost the entire Arabian peninsula, with an area of 2.33 million km².
Much of the desert is located in Saudi Arabia, stretching from Yemen to the Persian Gulf and from Oman to Jordan, Iraq.
The typical climate of the Arabian desert is hot days and cold nights.



In summer, the temperature can be as high as 55 degrees.
The largest part of the Arabian desert is the Rub’al Khali, the largest uninterrupted desert in the world, also known as the “nowhere”, covering 650,000 km².
Despite the harsh climate, the Arabian desert is rich in natural gas, oil and sulfur.
Negev Desert, Southern Israel
Photo: Goisrael
The Negev Desert covers 12,000 square kilometers, accounting for more than half of Israel's area.
Instead of the familiar image of sand dunes, what you can see in the Negev desert are canyons, deep valleys and breathtaking cliffs.
Inside the desert there are many ancient cultural relics.
Mojave Desert, USA
Mojave is the smallest desert in North America, occupying only 124,000 km².
Mojave is also known as "the desert on high" because it is located at an altitude of 1,500 meters above sea level.




The most prominent feature of Mojave is Kelso Dunes, where there are fine sand dunes stretching nearly 200 meters high, with eye-catching yellow rose color.
Besides, Mojave also has a unique desert landscape with plants only here. The cactus joshua, for example, can live up to 150 years.
Atacama Desert, Chile
Located in northern Chile, the Atacama Desert spans an area of 105,000 km².
The Atacama is the driest desert in the world, with almost no rain. Average rainfall measured is just 1 mm a year.
Because it is so arid, not many species of plants can survive here. The land also became barren and drought.



The desert landscape becomes unique just like the one on Mars.
In addition, Atacama's tranquil, dusty sky makes it one of the best places to watch the night star.
The Sahara Desert, Africa
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world, covering more than 9,000,000 km², covering most of North Africa. The Sahara is bordered to the North by the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by the Niger River valley to the South, the Red Sea in the East and the Atlantic Ocean to the West.
Even in harsh environments with daytime temperatures above 50 degrees C, the Sahara still has an unrivaled beauty.
The arid valleys, rocky mountains, salt mines, sand dunes, plains, sand gravel, and desert oases are all unique and stunning.
Many areas in the desert are invested in camping spots, watching the stars.
Gobi Desert, Central Asia
The Gobi is the largest desert in Asia.




The typical landscape of Gobi is bare rocks nestled among small grasslands. The Gobi desert does not have as many sand dunes as other deserts.
The Gobi desert has 5 main ecological zones with different geographical features and landscapes such as gravel, rocky plateau, meadows, steppe, caves, and arid wasteland fields.
The Gobi Desert also has great historical significance as the place where the Silk Road passed.
Along this route are a series of thousand-year-old Buddhist caves located on the southern edge of the Gobi desert.
According to Minh Hai / Youth
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