Sentence examples for true desert from inspiring English sources
Bonaire is a true desert island.
The Dahlaks are true desert islands, with almost barren soil.
As we got into the true desert, the shade vanished and the heat went up considerably.
The last two are true desert animals and also occur in Southwest Asia.
The northwest portion of the basin is an area of true desert.
The Kalahari sandveld has often been called "thirstland" to distinguish it from true desert.
On land, turtles, snakes, and lizards also occur widely in forests, in grasslands, and even in true deserts.
The low precipitation characteristic of tundra regions is comparable to that of deserts at lower latitudes; however, these regions are unlike true deserts in that the low temperatures in both winter and summer limit evaporation.
Among the bolitoglossine plethodontids, species are found in habitats ranging from true deserts and frigid alpine areas to tropical rainforests and from sea level to elevations of more than 4,000 metres (13,000 feet).
Some authorities consider 250 millimetres the upper limit for mean annual precipitation for true deserts, describing places with a mean annual rainfall of between 250 and 400 millimetres as semideserts.
Comprised of arid and semi-arid regions, drylands include true deserts like the Sahara, as well as milder places like the Colorado Plateau in the southwestern U.S.
