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Major Deserts of the World |
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Name |
Type of Desert |
Surface Area |
Location |
Antarctic |
Polar |
5.5 million mi² |
Antarctica |
Arctic |
Polar |
5.4 million mi² |
Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia |
Sahara |
Subtropical |
3.5 million mi² |
Northern Africa |
Arabian |
Subtropical |
1 million mi² |
Arabian Peninsula |
Gobi |
Cold Winter |
500,000 mi² |
China and Mongolia |
Patagonian |
Cold Winter |
260,000 mi² |
Argentina |
Great Victoria |
Subtropical |
250,000 mi² |
Australia |
Kalahari |
Subtropical |
220,000 mi² |
South Africa, Botswana, Namibia |
Great Basin |
Cold Winter |
190,000 mi² |
United States |
Syrian |
Subtropical |
190,000 mi² |
Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia |
Chihuahuan |
Subtropical |
175,000 mi² |
Mexico |
Great Sandy |
Subtropical |
150,000 mi² |
Australia |
Kara-Kum |
Cold Winter |
135,000 mi² |
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan |
Colorado Plateau |
Cold Winter |
130,000 mi² |
United States |
Gibson |
Subtropical |
120,000 mi² |
Australia |
Sonoran |
Subtropical |
120,000 mi² |
United States, Mexico |
Kyzyl-Kum |
Cold Winter |
115,000 mi² |
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan |
Taklamakan |
Cold Winter |
105,000 mi² |
China |
Iranian |
Cold Winter |
100,000 mi² |
Iran |
Thar |
Subtropical |
75,000 mi² |
India, Pakistan |
Simpson |
Subtropical |
56,000 mi² |
Australia |
Mojave |
Subtropical |
54,000 mi² |
United States |
Atacama |
Cool Coastal |
54,000 mi² |
Chile |
Namib |
Cool Coastal |
13,000 mi² |
Angola, Namibia, South Africa |
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