Fog desert

Fog desert

A fog desert is a type of terrestrial ecoregion in which there is little rainfall but much moisture found in the air, enough to sustain animal and plant life. [ [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at1302.html Terrestrial Ecoregions - Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert (AT1302) ] ]

Examples of fog deserts include the Jiddat al Harasis area in Oman and Biosphere 2, an artificial closed ecosphere in Arizona.

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