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LARGEST DESERTS
CARMALT - Largest deserts by continent
Continent, note | Name of desert |
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Africa, largest in world at 3.3 million sq mi | Sahara Desert |
Africa, 2nd largest in world at 1 million sq mi | Kalahari Desert |
Asia, 3rd largest in world, largest in Asia at half million sq mi | Gobi Desert |
Asia, 4th largest in world, 2nd largest in Asia at 309,000 sq mi | Chang Tang Desert |
Oceania (Australasia), largest in continent at 150,000 sq mi | Great Sandy Desert |
Oceania (Australasia), 2nd largest in continent at 125,000 sq mi | Great Victoria Desert |
South America, 5th largest in world at 260,000 sq mi | Patagonian Desert |
South America, 2nd largest in South America at 98,000 sq mi | Peruvian Desert |
North America, largest desert in North America at 200,000 sq mi | Chihuahuan Desert |
North America, largest desert in United States at 190,000 sq mi | Great Basin Desert |
North America, 3rd largest desert in North America covering parts of Mexico, Arizona, California at 120,000 sq mi | Sonoran Desert |