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The Deserts ClipArt gallery offers 9 views of these dry, often barren regions.

A scene in the desert with various cacti

Cacti

A scene in the desert with various cacti

The giant cactus is by far the largest form of vegetation in the desert. They can grow to be over 20 to 40 feet tall and 12 to 18 inches in diameter.

Giant Cactus (cereus giganteus).

The giant cactus is by far the largest form of vegetation in the desert. They can grow to be over 20…

The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert, 9,000,000 square kilometers, almost as large as the United States.

Desert of Sahara

The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert, 9,000,000 square kilometers, almost as large as the United…

"The Post in the Desert. From the painting by Horace Vernet." -Rees, 1894

The Post in the Desert

"The Post in the Desert. From the painting by Horace Vernet." -Rees, 1894

It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California, and an extremely small area of California.

Saguaro

It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California, and…

During the prevalence of the simoom, particles of fine sand are carried into the atmosphere and obscure the light of the sun. Becoming intensely heated, these particles, by their radiation, increase the temperature of the air, which sometimes rises as high as 120 degrees or 130 degrees Fahr. When powerful winds prevail, dense clouds of sand are carried about in the atmosphere, producing the so-called sand storms. The sand-drifts which are thus formed constantly change their position.

Sand Storm in the Desert

During the prevalence of the simoom, particles of fine sand are carried into the atmosphere and obscure…

A dust storm or sandstorm is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions and arises when a gust front passes or when the wind force exceeds the threshold value where loose sand and dust are removed from the dry surface.

Sand-Storm in the Desert

A dust storm or sandstorm is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions and arises…

Strong dust storms that move in a circular motion. They mostly occur in deserts such as deserts found in these regions: Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Palestine

Simoon Storm

Strong dust storms that move in a circular motion. They mostly occur in deserts such as deserts found…

Map of a desert area with yardangs, and cross sections of the same on a much larger scale. Yardangs are formed by wind erosion, typically of an originally flat surface formed from areas of harder and softer material. The soft material is eroded and removed by the wind, and the harder material remains.

Yardangs

Map of a desert area with yardangs, and cross sections of the same on a much larger scale. Yardangs…