Largest Deserts
(Area in Thousands of Square miles)
Sahara 3,500
Australian 600
Arabian 500
Gobi 400
Kalahari 275
Patagonia 260
Takla Makan 127
Sonoran 120
Kara Kum 105
Thar 105
Kyzyl Kum 90
Atacama 68
Mojave 25
Dasht-e-Lut 20
Dasht-e-Kavir 18
(Area in Thousands of Square miles)
Sahara 3,500
Australian 600
Arabian 500
Gobi 400
Kalahari 275
Patagonia 260
Takla Makan 127
Sonoran 120
Kara Kum 105
Thar 105
Kyzyl Kum 90
Atacama 68
Mojave 25
Dasht-e-Lut 20
Dasht-e-Kavir 18