The desert biome is located between 15 degrees and 30 degrees latitude in both northern and southern hemispheres. The desert biome can be found in North America, North Africa, west and central Asia, parts of Australia and the southwestern United States.rgan Pipe Cactus: The Organ Pipe Cactus is found in a small area of the Sonoran Desert only from southwestern Arizona to western Sonora, Mexico. It is found on south facing, hot, sunny slopes. The Organ Pipe Cactus is able to survive in the desert because its tall trunk stores water for droughts.