Question

difference between sahara desert and ladakh desert

Answer 1

Explanation:

Sahara desert is known as hot desert whereas ladakh is known as cold desert . in sahara the temprature rises upto 57 degrees and the rainfall is less than 7.6cm whereas in ladakh the temprature is less than -20 degrees and the rainfall during winters and maximum upto 27 degrees during summer time when the ice melts

Answer 2

Sahara desert

• It is the largest low-latitude hot desert in the world. It is the third largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic. Its area is comparable to the area of the United States or China.
• It covers a large part of North Africa. It mainly has rocky plateaus. Sand dunes form only a minor part. Many of the sand dunes are more than 180 metres high.

Ladakh desert

• It is a cold desert. It is located in Jammu and Kashmir and extends from the Kunlun mountain range to the main Great Himalayas to the south. It is the highest plateau in the state. It is very sparsely populated.
• It is known for its mountain beauty and culture. The mountain ranges in this area were formed by the folding of the Indian plate into the more stationary Eurasian Plate. Frequent earthquakes occur in the region. 

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