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There is an area in our country which is high, dry and flat and is known as cold desert. Here the rainfall is very little. Here there are high snowcapped mountains and a cold flat ground. This area may be a part of

There is an area in our country which is high, dry and flat and is known as cold desert. Here the rainfall is very little. Here there are high snowcapped mountains and a cold flat ground. This area may be a part of Correct Answer Leh and Ladakh

Explanation:

Cold Deserts are deserts having extremely cold winters. These deserts are generally found in mountainous areas.

  • Ladakh and Leh is the only cold desert in India, situated in the Himalayas. 
  • It doesn't get affected by the monsoon as it lies in the rain shadow region of the Himalayas.
  • The rainfall in this region is as low as 10 cm annually.

Hence the cold desert region present in our country is Leh and Ladakh

Additional Information

  • The Antarctic Polar Desert covers the continent of Antarctica and has a size of about 5.5 million square miles. 
  • The second-largest desert is the Arctic Polar Desert. 
  • Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. 

Some Major Deserts of the world are:-

Name

Location/Country

Antarctic

Antarctica

Arctic

Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia

Sahara

Northern Africa

Arabian

Arabian Peninsula

Gobi

China and Mongolia

Patagonian

Argentina

Great Victoria

Australia

Kalahari

South Africa, Botswana, Namibia

Great Basin

United States

Syrian

Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia

Chihuahuan

Mexico

Great Sandy

Australia

Kara-Kum

Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan

Kyzyl-Kum

Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan

Taklamakan

China

Thar

India, Pakistan

Atacama

Chile

Namib

Angola, Namibia, South Africa

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