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List of Largest Deserts of the World:
| Name of the Desert | Details |
|---|---|
| Sahara desert | It is the world hottest and third largest desert after the Antarctic Desert and the Arctic Desert. It is 94,00,000 sq. km. in area and covers most of North Africa such as Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. |
| Arabian desert | It is the fourth largest desert in the world. It is 23,30,000 sq. km. in area. It makes up part of Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. |
| Gobi desert | It is the fifth largest desert in the world. It is 13,00,000 sq. km. in area. It covers part of China and Mongolia. |
| Kalahari desert | It is the sixth largest desert in the world. It is 9,00,000 sq. km. in area. It covers part of Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. |
| Patagonian desert | It is the seventh largest desert in the world. It is 6,70,000 sq. km. in area. It covers part of Argentina and Chile. |
| Great Victoria desert | It is the eight largest desert in the world. It is 6,47,000 sq. km. in area. It covers part of Australia. |
| Syrian Desert | It is the ninth largest desert in the world. It is 5,20,000 sq. km. in area. It covers part of Iraq, Jordan and Syria. |
| Great Basin Desert | It is the tenth largest desert in the world. It is 4,92,000 sq. km. in area. It covers part of United States. |