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Deserts of the World

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SAHARA
The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert, stretching across roughly 11 countries in North Africa and covering an area comparable to the contiguous United States.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
WADI
A wadi is a dry riverbed that roars to life after rare desert rains, the Arabic word captures both the channel and the seasonal rush of water that briefly fills it.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
NAMIB
The Namib Desert along the coast of Namibia is considered one of the oldest deserts on Earth, with some estimates placing its age at 55 million years or more.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
MIRAGE
A mirage is no illusion of a tired mind, it is real physics: hot air near the desert surface bends light rays upward, producing that wavering pool of 'water' on the horizon.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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About Deserts of the World

Deserts cover roughly a third of Earth's land surface, yet they pulse with life and drama. The Sahara's towering dunes glow amber at dusk while a caravan of camels threads silently toward a distant oasis; in the Atacama, the air is so dry that some weather stations have never recorded rain. From the icy gravel plains of the Gobi to the fog-fed red dunes of the Namib along Africa's Atlantic coast, each desert carves its own character into the land.

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