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Top 10 List:
The world's largest deserts
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Desert |
Location |
Area (sq km) |
Area (sq miles) |
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1. |
Sahara |
North Africa |
9,000,000 |
3,474,920 |
2. |
Australian |
Australia |
3,830,000 |
1,478,771 |
3. |
Arabian |
Southwest Asia |
1,300,000 |
501,933 |
4. |
Gobi |
Central Asia |
1,295,000 |
500,002 |
5. |
Kalahari |
Southern Africa |
520,000 |
200,772 |
6. |
Turkestan |
Central Asia |
450,000 |
173,745 |
7. |
Takla Makan |
China |
327,000 |
126,255 |
=8. |
Sonoran |
USA / Mexico |
310,000 |
119,961 |
=8. |
Namib |
Southwest Africa |
310,000 |
119,961 |
=10. |
Thar |
Northwest India / Pakistan |
260,000 |
100,386 |
=10. |
Somali |
Somalia |
260,000 |
100,386 |
