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OCR: Deserts occupy 1/7th of the earth's surface and all have one thing in common - they are dry. Although there are 'polar deserts' in the Arctic and Antarctic, most deserts are found north and south of the equator in two narrow belts. North of the equator the great deserts are the Sahara, Arabian, Gobi, Turkestan, Indian and North American. South of the equator the main deserts are the Kalahari, Australian, Patagonian and