which. dessert is there in
India
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The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large arid region in the northwestern 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.
Thar Desert
Great Indian Desert
Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India
A NASA satellite image of the Thar Desert, with the India–Pakistan border superimposed
Geography
Countries India and Pakistan
States in
India Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and Haryana
Provinces in
Pakistan Punjab and Sindh
Coordinates 27°N 71°E / 27°N 71°E
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 km2 (12,000 sq mi) of the desert is within Pakistan. The Thar desert forms approximately 5% (c. 4.56%) 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.[2] Within Pakistan's Punjab province, the Thar continues as the Cholistan Desert.[3] The desert comprises a very dry part, the Marusthali region in the west, and a semidesert region in the east with fewer sand dunes and slightly more precipitation.[4]
Geography
View of the Thar Desert
The Thar Desert extends between the Aravalli Hills in the north-east,[1] the Great Rann of Kutch along the coast and the alluvial plains of the Indus River in the west and north-west. Most of the desert area is covered by huge shifting sand dunes that receive sediments from the alluvial plains and the coast. The sand is highly mobile due to strong winds occurring before the onset of the monsoon.
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Thar desert
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