Largest Deserts

(Area in Thousands of Square miles)

1. Sahara 3,500

2. Australian 600

3. Arabian 500

4. Gobi 400

5. Kalahari 275

6. Patagonia 260

7. Takla Makan 127

8. Sonoran 120

9. Kara Kum 105

10. Thar 105

11. Kyzyl Kum 90

12. Atacama 68

13. Mojave 25

14. Dasht-e-Lut 20

15. Dasht-e-Kavir 18