Sunday, August 25, 2024

Top 20 largest deserts on Earth (short version)

This post is a list of the 20 largest deserts on Earth. The original post can be found at this link. Source: Wikipedia
  1. Antarctica: 14 million km sq
  2. Arctic: 14 million km sq
  3. Sahara: 9 million km sq
  4. Australian Desert: 2.7 million km sq
  5. Arabian Desert: 2.3 million km sq
  6. Gobi Desert: 1.2 million km sq
  7. Kalahari Desert: 900 thousand km sq
  8. Patagonian Desert: 620 thousand km sq
  9. Syrian Desert: 520 thousand km sq
  10. Great Basin: 492 thousand km sq
  11. Chihuahuan Desert: 450 thousand km sq
  12. Karakum Desert: 350 thousand km sq
  13. Colorado Plateau: 337 thousand km sq
  14. Sonoran Desert: 310 thousand km sq
  15. Kyzylkum Desert: 300 thousand km sq
  16. Taklamakan Desert: 270 thousand km sq
  17. Thar Desert: 200 thousand km sq
  18. Dasht-e Margo: 150 thousand km sq
  19. Registan Desert: 146 thousand km sq
  20. Atacama Desert: 140 thousand km sq