short notes on the
Indian deserts
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answer ; from what i have learned India compromises of a desert called thar desert
Explanation:
The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large arid region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi) and forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan. It is the world's 17th largest desert, and the world's 9th largest subtropical desert.
About 85% of the Thar Desert is located within India, with the remaining 15% in Pakistan.[1] In India, it covers about 170,000 km2 (66,000 sq mi), and the remaining 30,000 km of the desert is within Pakistan. The Thar desert forms approximately 5% of the total geographic area of India. More than 60% of the desert lies in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and it extends into the states of Gujarat, Punjab, and Haryana, and the Pakistani province of Sindh Within Pakistan's Punjab province, the Thar continues as the Cholistan Desert.The desert comprises a very dry part, the Maru thali region in the west, and a semidesert region in the east with fewer sand dunes and slightly more precipitation.
Indian Desert :
- The Indian Desert lies on the west of the Aravali hills.
- Larger part of the area covered by sand.
- It has arid climate,scare vegetation and rainfall below 150 cm per year.
- Streams appear during the rainy season.
- Luni is the only large river in this region.