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