Give difference between Ladakh desert and Sahara desert.
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The Sahara is a hot desert covering a large part of North Africa. Ladakh is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas, on the eastern side of Jammu and Kashmir. The temperature in Ladakh desert may reach – 45-degree Celsius in winter. ... The Sahara is home to a number of nomadic tribes.
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Ladakh desert is a cold desert
Sahara desert is a hot desert.
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Ladakh desert:
- The Ladakh desert has freezing winds and scorching sunlight.
- located on the eastern side of Jammu and Kashmir in the Great Himalayas.
- Ladakh's altitudes range from around 3000m in Kargil to over 8,000m in the Karakoram.
- Winters are extremely cold, with temperatures floating around –40°C for the majority of the time.
- Because it is in the rain shadow of the Himalayas, it receives little rain, as little as 10 cm per year.
- Ladakh's animals include wild goats, wild sheep, yak, and various breeds of dogs.
- The people who live here are either Muslims or Buddhists.
Sahara desert:
- The Sahara desert has a blazingly hot and dry climate.
- It is the world's largest desert. It has an area of approximately 8.54 million sq. km
- Eleven countries are directly influenced by the Sahara desert. Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara are among the countries involved.
- During the day, temperatures can reach 50°C, heating the sand and bare rocks, which then radiate heat, making everything around it hot. The nights could be bitterly cold, with temperatures hovering around zero degrees.
- The most common animal species found there are snakes and lizards.
- Bedouins and Tuaregs are two groups of people who lived in the Sahara desert.
- These groups are known as nomadic tribes.
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