With this amount of sand coverage, there’s still plenty of opportunity for the formation of vast dune seas, known as ergs.

This hot desert area has not seen rain in five centuries ... a wide variety of flowers blossom over the barren landscape. Between the months of September and November is when this has happened ...

Hot deserts are found near the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. The largest hot desert is the Sahara in Africa which spans the whole width of the continent.