The Arabian desert occupies most of the Arabian peninsula where Africa and Asia come together. The southwest part of the peninsula has mountain ranges that enable it to receive more rain than the rest of the peninsula but the desert is extremely hot and arid with temperatures reaching 130 F. Find out what plants and animals can survive in such extreme weather.
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FactMonster.com,
Encyclopedic article on the Arabian desert.
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0804471.html
Arabian Desert
Arabian Desert
Wikipedia.org
Encyclopedic article with information on its geography, ecology, people & culture, and much more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_Desert
Arabian Desert
Arabian Desert,
New World Encyclopedia,
Article with several images you can enlarge by clicking on them.
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Arabian_...
Deserts of Saudi Arabia
Deserts of Saudi Arabia,
Splendid Arabia,
Article with numerous photos.
http://www.splendidarabia.com/kingdom/deserts/
NOVA Online | Lost City of Arabia
NOVA Online | Lost City of Arabia
WGBH / PBS.org
Photos, text, and interview with an archeologist on a quest to find a lost city in the Rub al Khali desert.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ubar/index.html
