Top 7 Largest Deserts In The World


By Anshika Verma22, May 2024 08:00 AMjagranjosh.com

Antarctic Polar Desert

The world's largest desert and continent are both found in Antarctica. With a vast surface area of 5.5 million square miles (14.2 million square km).

Arctic Polar Desert

The two biggest deserts in the world are found in the polar regions of Earth. Together, the arctic's frigid desert and the polar tundra of Greenland, Canada, and Russia.

Sahara Desert

With 3.5 million square miles (9.1 million square kilometres) of dry, wind-swept terrain, the Sahara is the world's largest hot desert and third-largest desert overall.

Arabian Desert

The fourth-largest desert in the world is the Arabian Desert, not to be confused with the Syrian or North Arabian deserts. 310 different kinds of birds can be found in this Desert.

Gobi Desert

The vast Gobi Desert, spanning 500,000 square miles, ranks as the world's sixth largest desert. This is surrounded by the icy steppes of Siberia and the majestic peaks of the Himalayas.

Patagonian Desert

Spread spanning 260,000 square miles (673,000 square kilometres) in Argentina and Chile, the Patagonian Desert is the sixth biggest desert in the world.

Great Victoria Desert

This 250,000 square mile (647,497 square km) Australian desert is located in a barren region on the world's most remotely populated continent.

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