GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Sahara is the hottest desert in the world – with one of the harshest climates. The average annual temperature is 30°C, whilst the hottest temperature ever recorded was 58°C. The area receives little rainfall, in fact, half of the Sahara Desert receives less than 1 inch of rain every year.

Detailed explanation-2: -And to the Flaming Mountain. Seven years of satellite temperature data show that the Lut Desert in Iran is the hottest spot on Earth. The Lut Desert was hottest during 5 of the 7 years, and had the highest temperature overall: 70.7°C (159.3°F) in 2005.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sahara desert lies along the Tropic of Cancer. However it is hotter than other regions lying on the same latitude. The reasons for Sahara being hot are scanty vegetation, low water vapour content in the atmosphere (Humidity) and low water content in the soil.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Sahara Desert, the world’s largest hot desert, is located in . Q.

Detailed explanation-5: -The largest desert on Earth is Antarctica, which covers 14.2 million square kilometers (5.5 million square miles). It is also the coldest desert on Earth, even colder than the planet’s other polar desert, the Arctic.