We are often aware of the facts, such as the largest countries, smallest cities, and biggest continents, but we might all fail to answer if we asked about the largest areas that are considered to be a desert. We have hence shared the Largest Desert in the World [2023]. Know the top 10 Desert List with area & country in this article. Read the details as well.

Largest Desert in the World [2023]

Did you know around one-third of Earth’s land area is covered with desert? No right. If it is so, then we shall be aware of what all deserts are there and where they are situated at. The article is all about deserts, especially the largest on the list.

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A place is considered to be a desert if it gets very minimum rainfall, causing the absence of vegetation, and it has extreme temperatures with high wind velocity. Lets us look at the largest desert in the world one by one.

Top 10 Deserts List with Area & Country

We have mentioned the top 10 deserts with the county they are situated in. Some have covered a whole continent others have a presence in more than 10 countries. Some are hot, and a few are cold deserts. Listed below are the deserts that are beautiful to look at, but one cannot survive the extreme climates they have.

Antarctic Desert

On the list, we first had a desert situated in the polar areas. It is spread around 5.5 million square miles. It is unique as it covers an entire continent, unlike other deserts. This continent is the world’s driest.

Continent: Antarctic

Arctic Desert

Then we have another polar desert in which ash is present in more than one country. The area that is covered with desert features is 5.4 million sq miles.

Countries: Canada, Greenland and Russia.

Sahara Desert

It has a sub-tropical nature. It is as vast as 3.5 square million. It is present in 11 countries of the world. Its presence is almost throughout Africa.

Countries: Mali, Chad, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, Mauritania, Algeria, Libya, Niger, and Morocco.

Arabian Desert

It is situated at around 2,330,000 square kilometres. The desert covers most of the part of Arabian Peninsula. Though all sandy, it is rich in natural resources, namely Sulphur and oil.

Countries: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Gobi Desert

It spans around 1.3 million sq km. Being rocky terrain made it an important trade route. It is called the rain shadow due to the presence of the Himalayas.

Countries: China and Mongolia

Patagonian Desert

The presence of this desert is around 0.67 million sq. km. On the west side, the desert has the Andes, and on the east side is the Atlantic Ocean

Countries: Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)

Great Victoria Desert

The sub-tropical desert is spread over 0.25 million square miles. In summer, the temperature hike up to 40 degrees.

Countries: Australia (Western Australia and South Australia)

Kalahari Desert

The area that is covered by the Kalahari desert is 0.22 million square. Its picturesque landscape invites photographers from around the world to explore its beauty.

Countries: South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.

Great Basin Desert

It is spread over 0.19 million square miles. It is the only desert which receives snow form.

Countries: Nevada, California, Oregon and Utah.

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Syrian Desert

One of the 10th largest in the world, that spans around 0.49 million sq. km. Its land is rocky and with gravel. It is also called the Syrian Steppe. Its area is bare and has dry riverbeds.

Countries: Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Syria

Due to the unfavourable climatic conditions, these deserts have the least population, present sparely in the area.

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