Important Deserts of the World
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| Continents | Name of Desert | Type | Position | Area | Remarks (World) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antarctica | Antarctic | Polar Type | South Pole | 1,38,29,430 square km | Largest and Cold |
| Asia, Europe and North America | Arctic | Polar Type | North Pole | 1,37,26,937 square km | 2nd Largest |
| Asia | Kara Kum | Cold Winter Type | Central Asia | 3,50,000 square km | |
| Kyzyl Kum | Cold Winter Type | Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | 3,00,000 square km | ||
| Gobi | Cold Winter Type | Mongolia | 1,300,000 square km | ||
| Taklamakan | Cold Winter Type | China | 2,70,000 square km | ||
| Thar-Cholistan | Subtropical | India and Pakistan | 2,00,000 square km | ||
| Africa | Kalahari | Subtropical | Southern Africa | 9,00,000 square km | |
| Namib | Cool Coastal Type | Southern Africa | 81,000 square km | ||
| Sahara | Subtropical Type | Northern Africa | 94,00,000 square km |
Largest Hot | |
| Australia | Gibson | Subtropical Type | Central Australia | 1,56,000 square km | |
| Great Sandy | Subtropical Type | North-Western Australia | 4,00,000 square km | ||
| Great Victoria | Subtropical Type | Central Australia | 6,47,000 square km | ||
| Simpson | Subtropical Type | Central Australia | 1,45,000 square km | ||
| Tanami | Subtropical Type | Northern Australia | 184,500 square km | ||
| Europe | Arabian | Subtropical Type | Arabian Peninsula | 23,30,000 square km | |
| Dasht e Kavir | Subtropical Type | Central Iran | 77,000 square km | ||
| Dasht e Lut | Subtropical Type | Southeastern Iran | 52,000 square km | ||
| North America | Chihuahuan | Subtropical Type | North America | 4,50,000 square km | |
| Great Basin | Cold Winter | US | 4,92,000 square km | ||
| Mojave | Subtropical Type | US | 1,24,000 square km | ||
| Sonoran | Subtropical Type | North America | 3,10,000 square km | ||
| South America | Atacama | Cool Coastal Type | Chile | 1,40,000 square km | Driest |
| Patagonian | Cold Winter Type | Southern Part of South America | 6,73,000 square km |