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A few scientists consider Antarctica to be a type of cold desert because it gets very little rain or snow.
On an average, these deserts get around 15-26 cm rainfall.
Cold deserts are found in the Antarctic, Greenland, Iran, Turkestan, Northern and Western China.
They are also known as polar deserts.
These deserts are generally found in certain mountainous areas.
Some famous cold deserts are: – Atacama, Gobi, Great Basin, Namib, Iranian, Takla Makan, and Turkestan.
Antarctica is the largest cold desert of the earth.
Cold deserts are divided in to two sub-categories: – Cold and Coastal.
These areas generally have short, wet and moderately warm summers with mean average summer temperature of 21-26°C.
Most of the animals found in these areas grow a thick fur coat in winter. In summer, they shed their fur coat.
Cold deserts are very vulnerable for the following reasons: – global warming, settlement expansion, diversion of large rivers and other developments.
Shad scale, grasses and camel’s thorn are some plants that can be found in cold deserts.
The snowfall in these deserts makes it difficult for plants to grow.
Most part of the Antarctica is often covered with ground cover like lichens.
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Cold desert are arid ecosystems which receive rainfall less than 25cm in a year. They are located in the interior of the continent and at high latitude, characterized by the temperate climatic condition – hot summer and chilled winter.
The Gobi Desert in Mongolia is a classic example for cold deserts. Though hot in the summer, it shares the very cold winters of the rest of Central Asia. Cold desert climates are typically found at higher altitudes than hot desert climates and are usually drier than hot desert climates.
The dry condition of deserts helps promote the formation and concentration of important minerals. Gypsum, borates, nitrates, potassium and other salts build up in deserts when water carrying these minerals evaporates. ... Desert regions also hold 75 percent of known oil reserves in the world.
Animals that live in the cold desert include the badger, bald eagle, bison, coyote, gopher snake, antelope, jackrabbit, mule deer and prairie dogs. Plants that live in the cold desert include the sego lily (Utah's state flower), bitterbrush, rabbit brush, and sage brush, and various types of grasses.
Cold deserts are found in the Antarctic, Greenland, Iran, Turkestan, Northern and Western China. They are also known as polar deserts. These deserts are generally found in certain mountainous areas.
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