What is the only real desert in Europe?

skysmom65

The Desert of Tabernas is considered the only real desert in all of Europe. http://www.andalucia.com/environment/protect/tabernas.htm Dec 09 06, 9:31 AM

zbeckabee

Pretty Picture of: Palm trees and naked ridges of eroded sandstone in Tabernas desert, Europe´s only true desert Almería province, Andalusia, Spain. http://www.fotosearch.com/AGE032/c43-347066/ Dec 09 06, 9:34 AM

spanishliz

Just as a matter of interest, I lived in that area (on the coast) for nearly twenty years. Dec 09 06, 12:59 PM

TheuntouchablE

The Desert of Tabernas is one tenth of the size of the Sahara Desert. Dec 09 06, 2:38 PM

star_gazer

I'm sorry but this says that it is the Bledowska Desert in Poland: Other important nearby locations include the Bledowska Desert, perhaps the only true desert in Europe... http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Poland/Where+to+Go skysmom's site refers to Tabernas as a "semi-desert". Dec 09 06, 6:21 PM

star_gazer

I do now see that zbeck's site does call Tabernas Europe's only true desert province. Perhaps some of our site's master researchers could help to clear the confusion please. Dec 09 06, 6:26 PM

zbeckabee

Bledowska Desert was created as an accidental byproduct of urbanization in that area and is not a naturally formed desert, THUS, would probably not be considered a "real" desert. In the recent years the desert has started to shrink. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bledowska_Desert Dec 10 06, 10:24 AM

star_gazer

Thank you zbeck. Dec 10 06, 11:43 AM

zbeckabee

You're very welcome!!! Dec 10 06, 11:54 AM

bkivinskas

You can find at least one desert on every continent except Europe and Antarctica. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/desert_eco.html&edu=mid Feb 05 07, 2:07 PM

What-A-Mess

Antarctica IS a desert! "At 14.425 million km², Antarctica is the third-smallest continent before Europe and Australia; 98% of it is covered in ice. Because there is little precipitation, except at the coasts, the interior of the continent is technically the largest desert in the world." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica des·ert /ˈdɛzərt/ noun 1. a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/desert Feb 05 07, 3:54 PM

peasypod

Is everyone forgetting that Iceland is part of Europe? Over a third of the country is classified as desert. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4737743.stm Feb 05 07, 4:26 PM