Deserts of the World

The world's big deserts by continent, from largest to smallest, with the countries they cover. Desert sizes are rough, because deserts don't have sharp edges.

North America

• Great Basin Desert: 492,000 km² (United States)
• Chihuahuan Desert: 362,000 km² (Mexico, United States)
• Sonoran Desert: 260,000 km² (United States, Mexico)
• Mojave Desert: 124,000 km² (United States)

South America

• Patagonian Desert: 673,000 km² (Argentina, Chile)
• Atacama Desert: 105,000 km² (Chile)

Africa

• Sahara: 9,200,000 km² (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Chad, Tunisia)
• Kalahari Desert: 900,000 km² (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa)
• Namib Desert: 81,000 km² (Namibia, Angola, South Africa)

Asia

• Arabian Desert: 2,330,000 km² (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq)
• Gobi Desert: 1,295,000 km² (China, Mongolia)
• Syrian Desert: 500,000 km² (Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia)
• Karakum Desert: 350,000 km² (Turkmenistan)
• Taklamakan Desert: 337,000 km² (China)
• Kyzylkum Desert: 300,000 km² (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan)
• Thar Desert: 200,000 km² (India, Pakistan)
• Dasht-e Kavir: 77,000 km² (Iran)

Oceania

• Great Victoria Desert: 348,750 km² (Australia)
• Great Sandy Desert: 285,000 km² (Australia)
• Simpson Desert: 176,500 km² (Australia)
• Gibson Desert: 156,000 km² (Australia)

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