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Which Is The Largest Desert In India?

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Answer: The Thar Desert

The Thar Desert is India’s biggest desert, often known as the Great Indian Desert.

  • It covers an area of around 77,000 square miles
  • It is bounded on the west by the fertile Indus River plain, on the north and northeast by the Punjab Plain, on the southeast by the Aravalli Range, and to the south by the Rann of Kachchh
  • The annual rainfall in this region is less than 150 mm
  • It has a dry climate with little flora
  • During the wet season, streams appear
  • They soon vanish into the sand since they lack the necessary water to hit the sea