Cold winter Deserts

10 deserts.

Gobi Desert

Cold winter1,300,000 km2

A cold winter desert. Temperatures range from -40C to 45C. The first dinosaur eggs were di...

Asia | Mongolia/China

Patagonian Desert

Cold winter673,000 km2

The largest desert in South America. A cold winter desert with strong winds. Patagonia was...

South America | Argentina

Great Basin Desert

Cold winter492,000 km2

The largest desert in the United States. A cold desert due to its elevation. Death Valley ...

North America | USA (Nevada/Utah)

Taklamakan Desert

Cold winter270,000 km2

The name may mean place of no return. The second largest shifting sand desert. The Silk Ro...

Asia | China (Xinjiang)

Akshiqtas

Cold winter

Part of the vast Kazakh semi-desert steppe. Extreme continental climate. The Aral Sea disa...

Asia | Kazakhstan

Kyzylkum

Cold winter300,000 km2

The Red Sand desert. The now-shrunk Aral Sea was at its northwest edge. Gold and uranium a...

Asia | Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan/Turkmenistan

Qaidam Basin

Cold winter380,000 km2

A high-altitude desert basin at 2,600-3,000 m. One of the most mineral-rich areas on Earth...

Asia | China

Ustyurt Plateau

Cold winter200,000 km2

A clay and stone desert plateau between the Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea. Bounded on most ...

Asia | Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan/Turkmenistan

Gurbantunggut Desert

Cold winter50,000 km2

The second largest desert in China, filling much of the Dzungarian Basin. Mostly fixed and...

Asia | China (Xinjiang)

Betpak-Dala

Cold winter

A desert plateau in south central Kazakhstan, also called the Northern Hunger Steppe. Lies...

Asia | Kazakhstan