Deserts of the World
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US National Parks
100
The northeastern border of this desert is home to the Green Great Wall of shrubs and trees in an effort to stop desertification.
Gobi Desert
100
The coldest recorded temperature on Earth was −128.6 °F , recorded at the Soviet Vostok Station located here.
Antarctica
100
This is the oldest U.S. national park, founded in 1872.
Yellowstone National Park
200
What is the driest place on Earth?
McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica
200
Almost 80 percent of the landmass of this country is covered by an ice cap and glaciers.
Greenland
200
Three of the 10 highest waterfalls in the world are located in this National Park.
Yosemite National Park
300
The $1 billion, 2,900-mile Trans-Saharan desert highway will link this city, Africa’s most populous to Algeria.
Lagos, Nigeria
300
In which country can you visit the ABSOLUT ICEBAR where everything is made out of ice from the barstools to the tables, and the bar staff serves a selection of vodka-based cocktails.
England
300
This park is home to one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Grand Canyon National Park
400
The video game Mario Kart 64 features a track called 'Kalimari Desert', a misspelling of this actual desert.
Kalahari Desert
400
On June 17, 1944, this country finally officially became independent from Denmark.
Iceland
400
The most visited national park with more than 9 million guests per year.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
500
There are parts of this Chilean desert where no rain has ever been recorded.
The Atacama Desert
500
This country is home to the Icehotel, a hotel and an art exhibition with ever-changing art completely made out of ice and snow.
Sweden
500
This park is home to the largest living single-stem tree in the world. The tree is approximately 275 feet tall and weighs approximately 1,900 metric tons.
Sequoia National Park