Thar Desert

The Thar Desert is the easternmost extension of the Sahara–Arabian desert formation.

During the Last Glacial Maximum, an estimated 2,400,000 km2 ice sheet covered the Tibetan Plateau.

The Thar Desert is home to the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard, one of the world’s heaviest flying birds.

The Thar Desert is the most widely populated desert in the world, with a population density of 83 people per km2.

In 2023, fossil remains of Tharosaurus indicus, a new species of sauropod dinosaur, were found in the Thar Desert.