10 Most Spectacular Deserts Across The World

World's largest hot desert. Located in North Africa and covers over 3,500,000 square miles (9,000,000 sq km) or roughly 10% of the continent. Mean temperature over 30 degrees C. Variations may also be huge, from over 50 degrees C during the day, to temperatures below 0 at night in summer. It stretches from the Red Sea to the east, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts to the Atlantic Ocean to the west, to the south.

Also known as The Great Indian Desert. It is the world's 9th largest subtropical desert. Arid region in the North Western part of the Indian subcontinent and forms a natural boundary running along the border between India and Pakistan.

Also known as "The Valley of the Moon". It is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan 60 km (37 mi) to the east of Aqaba. The name Rum most likely comes from an Aramaic root meaning 'high' or 'elevated'. In summer, daytime temperatures are about 30 degrees C on average and 20 degrees C in nights. Winters are much cooler with average daytime temperatures between 10-15 degrees C and above freezing point at night.

Spread over 10,582 square km (4086 square Meter). Located in South-Western Bolivia. Though daytime temperatures are generally quite comfortable (12-21 degrees C), nights are quite cold, usually at or below 0.

World's oldest desert and has been in existence for some 43 million years. Located in south-western coast of the African continent. Covering an area of 81,000 km sq (31,274 sq mi), stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. The cold waters of the sea brushing against the dunes of the Namib Desert are one of the most surreal sights.

Also known as "Desert Valley", the lowest, driest, and hottest area in North America. This point is 84.6 miles (136.2 km) East-Southeast of Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). The record for the highest reliably reported air temperature in the world, 56.7 degrees C; with fewer than 2.5 Inches of rainfall annually.

The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a plateau in South America. Occupies 105,000 square kilometres (41,000 sq mi). Atacama is actually a pretty cold place, with average daily temperatures ranging between 0 - 25 degrees C. Few people, animals, plants, or even microbes live there as it's hard to survive here.

The Gobi desert, one of the World's great Deserts, covers much of the southern part of Mongolia. Occupying a total area of 1.29 million square kilometres (0.5 million sq mi). Temperatures reach 40 degrees C in summer and -40 degrees C in winter. Precipitation averages less than 100 mm per year.

The Mojave or Mohave Desert is the smallest of the four North American deserts. It lies in South Eastern California at 35 - 36 degrees latitude North and 115 to 117 degrees longitude East.

World's largest shifting-sand desert. Largest desert in China. Its a xeric eco-region, located between China's Kunlun and Tian Shan Mountains. It covers an area of 270,000 Square kilometre (100,000 sq mi) of the Tarim Basin, 1000 kilometres (620 mi) long and 400 kilometres (250 mi) wide. Day and night temperatures may differ by 20 degrees C. Winter-summer temperatures may differ by 30 degrees C.