The Gobi Desert’s frigid reputation stems largely ... blocking rain clouds from moving northward into central Asia. As a result, the region to the north of the Himalayas, including large parts ...

The property also represents a considerable diversity of desert ecosystems, spanning a distance of more ... partes que se extienden por zonas áridas de las regiones templadas de Asia Central, entre el ...

The rift stretches from southeast Asia downwards through east Africa to ... provides some varied deserts. Believed by many geologists to be the oldest desert in the world, the Namib in Southern ...

Asia is massive and covers around 30% of the Earth’s land area. No other continent has such varied landscapes, wildlife and weather conditions. From the scorching deserts in the Middle East to ...