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LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD LIST

LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD LIST

 

List of Largest deserts in the World
Important DesertsType of desertLocationArea (sq mi)Area (km²)
AntarcticaPolar ice and tundraAntarctica550000014000000
ArcticPolar ice and tundraNorthern America (Alaska, Canada and Greenland)

 

Northern Europe (Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden)

Eastern Europe (European Russia)

North Asia (Siberia)

540000013985000
SaharaSubtropicalNorth Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia)

 

West Africa (Mali, Mauritania and Niger)

Middle Africa (Chad)

East Africa (Eritrea)

3,300,0009,000,000
Australian DesertSubtropicalAustralia10000002700000
Arabian DesertSubtropicalWestern Asia (Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen)9000002,330,000
Gobi DesertCold WinterEast Asia (China and Mongolia)5000001295000
Kalahari DesertSubtropicalSouthern Africa (Botswana, Namibia and South Africa)

 

Middle Africa (Angola)

360000900,000
Patagonian DesertCold WinterSouth America (Argentina and Chile)200000620000
Syrian DesertSubtropicalWestern Asia (Iraq, Jordan, and Syria)200000520,000
Great BasinCold WinterUnited States190000492,000
Chihuahuan DesertSubtropicalCentral America (Mexico)

 

Northern America (United States)

175000450,000
Karakum DesertCold WinterTurkmenistan135000350,000
Colorado PlateauCold WinterUnited States130000337,000
Sonoran DesertSubtropicalCentral America (Mexico)

 

Northern America (United States)

120000310,000
Kyzylkum DesertCold WinterCentral Asia (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)115000300,000
Taklamakan DesertCold WinterChina105000270000
Thar DesertSubtropicalIndian Subcontinent (India and Pakistan)77000200,000
Dasht-e MargoSubtropicalAfghanistan58000150000
Registan DesertSubtropicalAfghanistan56400146000
Atacama DesertMild CoastalSouth America (Chile and Peru)54000140,000
Mojave DesertSubtropicalUnited States48000124,000
Columbia BasinCold WinterUnited States3210083,100
Namib DesertCool CoastalSouthern Africa (Namibia)

 

Middle Africa (Angola)

3100081,000
Dasht-e KavirSubtropicalIran3000077,000
Dasht-e LootSubtropicalIran2010052,000

Reference- Wikipedia [wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deserts_by_area]

 

The largest desert in the world is the Antarctic Desert, followed by the Arctic Desert, and then the Sahara Desert. 
 
Here’s a list of some of the world’s largest deserts, along with their locations and types:
    • Antarctic Desert: Covers the entire continent of Antarctica, a polar ice desert. 
       
    • Arctic Desert: Covers the northernmost regions of the planet, extending across parts of Canada, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Russia, a polar ice desert. 
       
  • Sahara Desert: Located in northern Africa, a subtropical desert. 
     
  • Arabian Desert: Located in southwestern Asia, a subtropical desert. 
     
  • Gobi Desert: Located in Mongolia and northeastern China, a cold winter desert. 
     
  • Kalahari Desert: Located in southwestern Africa, a subtropical desert. 
     
  • Patagonian Desert: Located in southern Argentina, a cold desert. 
     
  • Rub’ al-Khali (Empty Quarter): Located in the southern Arabian Peninsula, a subtropical desert. 
     
  • Great Victoria Desert: Located in Western Australia and South Australia, a subtropical desert. 
     
  • Great Basin Desert: Located in western U.S., a cold desert. 
     
 

LIST OF DESERTS

Desert—any large, extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation—is one of Earth’s major types of ecosystems. Deserts are found throughout the world, especially in Africa and Australia. The world’s largest desert is the Sahara, which covers nearly all of northern Africa. The following list identifies some of the largest deserts of the world.

Africa

  • Sahara
  • Libyan
  • Kalahari
  • Namib

North America

  • Great Basin
  • Chihuahuan
  • Sonoran
  • Colorado
  • Yuma
  • Mojave

South America

  • Patagonian
  • Atacama

Asia

  • Arabian
  • Rubʿ al-Khali
  • Gobi
  • Kyzylkum
  • Takla Makan
  • Karakum
  • Kavir
  • Syrian
  • Thar
  • Lut
  • Negev

Australia

  • Great Victoria
  • Great Sandy
  • Gibson
  • Simpson

 

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