Largest Deserts by Area

Not to be confused with desserts
A desert is a region of land that, for varying geogrpahic reasons, can only accomodate very little animal and plant life, if any
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Type
Area (km2)
Desert
Cold Winter
14,000,000
Antarctica
Subtropical
9,400,000
Sahara
Subtropical
2,330,000
Arabian
Cold Winter
1,300,000
Gobi
Subtropical
900,000
Kalahari
Cold Winter
670,000
Patagonian
Subtropical
647,000
Great Victoria
Subtropical
520,000
Syrian
Type
Area (km2)
Desert
Cold Winter
492,000
Great Basin
Subtropical
450,000
Chihuahuan
Subtropical
400,000
Great Sandy
Cold Winter
350,000
Karakum
Cold Winter
337,000
Colorado Plateau
Subtropical
310,000
Sonoran
Cold Winter
300,000
Kyzyl Kum
Cold Winter
270,000
Taklamakan
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3 Comments
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Level 76
Jan 12, 2015
Nice quiz, but I had a think about your title - is there any other way a desert can be be large, except by area?!
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Level 31
Jan 12, 2015
Possibly by population (wouldnt be much fun though!) The "by area" was simply to make the quiz more descriptive :)
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Level 41
Feb 1, 2021
You should add Arctic desert. It is the second largest desert in the world except that it was a nice quiz.