World Deserts

Antarctica Antarctica (5,500,000 Sq. Mi)

Arctic Arctic (5,400,000 Sq. Mi)

Sahara North Africa (3,300,000 Sq. Mi)

Australian Desert Australia (1,000,000 Sq. Mi)

Arabian Desert Western Asia (900,000 Sq. Mi)

Gobi Desert Central Asia (500,000 Sq. Mi)

Kalahari Desert Southern Africa (360,000 Sq. Mi)

Patagonian Desert South America (200,000 Sq. Mi)

Syrian Desert Western Asia (200,000 Sq. Mi)

Great Basin United States (190,000 Sq. Mi)

Chihuahua Desert North America (175,000 Sq. Mi)

Karakum Desert Turkmenistan (135,000 Sq. Mi)

Colorado Plateau United States (130,000 Sq. Mi)

Sonoran Desert North America (120,000 Sq. Mi)

Kyzyl-Kum Desert Central Asia (115,000 Sq. Mi)

Taklamakan Desert China (105,000 Sq. Mi)

Thar Desert South Asia (77,000 Sq. Mi)

Dasht-e Margo Afghanistan (58,000 Sq. Mi)

Registan Desert Afghanistan (56,400 Sq. Mi)

Atacama Desert South America (54,000 Sq. Mi)

Mojave Desert United States (48,000 Sq. Mi)

Columbia Basin United States (32,100 Sq. Mi)

Namib Desert Southern Africa (31,000 Sq. Mi)

Dasht-e Kavir Iran (30,000 Sq. MI)