A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, therefore, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. In this article, we have provided a list of the Largest Deserts in the world with their names, Type, location and Area (km2)
Largest Deserts in the world
Name | Location | Area (km) |
Antarctica Desert | Antarctica | 14,200,000 |
Arctic Desert | Eastern Europe, Northern America, Northern Asia, Northern Europe | 13,900,000 |
Sahara Desert | Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Northern Africa, Western Africa | 9,200,000 |
Great Australian | Australia | 2,700,000 |
Arabian Desert | Western Asia | 2,330,000 |
Gobi Desert | Eastern Asia | 1,295,000 |
Kalahari Desert | Southern Africa | 900,000 |
Patagonian Desert | South America | 673,000 |
Syrian Desert | Western Asia | 500,000 |
Great Basin | Northern American | 492,098 |
Chihuahuan Desert | Northern American | 453,248 |
Karakum Desert | Central Asia | 350,000 |
Colorado Victoria | Northern Asia | 337,000 |
Sonoran Desert | Central America Northern America | 310,000 |
Kyzylkum Desert | Central Asia | 300,000 |
Taklamakan Desert | Eastern Asia | 270,000 |
Ogaden Desert | Eastern Asia | 256,000 |
Puntland desert | Eastern Asia | 200,000 |
Thar Desert | Southern Asia | 200,000 |
Ustyurt Plateau | Central Asia | 200,000 |
Guban Desert | Eastern Asia | 175,000 |
Namib Desert | Middle Africa, Southern Africa | 160,000 |
Dasht-e-Margo | Southern Asia | 150,000 |
Registan Desert | Southern Asia | 146,000 |
Atacama Desert | South America | 140,000 |
Danakil Desert | Eastern Africa | 137,000 |
Mojave Desert | Northern American | 124,000 |
Chalbi Desert | Eastern Africa | 100,000 |
Columbia Basin | Northern America | 83,139 |
Dasht-e-Kavir | Southern Asia | 77,000 |
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