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Great Indian Desert, S Asia: see Thar Desert Thar Desert (tär, tŭr) or Great Indian Desert, extensive arid region, c.500 mi (800 km) long and c. ..... Click the link for more information. . Thar Desertor Great Indian DesertRegion of hot, dry desert, northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan. Its undulating surface is composed of sand dunes separated by sandy plains and low, barren hills. Several saline lakes are found there. Covering some 77,000 sq mi (200,000 sq km), it is bordered by the Indus River plain, the Aravalli Range, and the Punjab plain. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A large desert area running eastward from the Atlantic Ocean to China, including the Sahara Desert, the Arabian Desert, the deserts of Iran and the former Soviet Union, the Great Indian Desert (Thar) in Rajasthan, and the Takla-makan and Gobi Deserts in China and Mongolia; |
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