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- “Cold deserts” are deserts that are situated at a high altitude in the interior of the continent.
- They have cold temperatures all year long.
- They have hot summers and extremely cold winters.
- The annual rainfall is less than 25 cm.
- No vegetation is possible in the cold deserts because the soil is not good for plant growth.
- Snowfall is common between the months of November and April.
- Antartica, Ladakh, and the Gobi Desert are examples of cold deserts.
- Antartica is the world’s largest cold desert.
- The Gobi Desert is in China, and Ladakh is in India.
- Wind erosion is common in the desert.
