Deserts by Area
From ListOf
| | Area | Area
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| Rank | Desert’s Name | (km²) | (sq mi) | Country/Countries
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| 1 | Antarctic Desert | 14 000 000 | 5 400 000 | N/A
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| 2 | Sahara Desert | 8 600 000 | 3 320 000 | Egypt, Libya, Chad, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria.
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| 3 | Arabian Desert | 2 331 000 | 900 000 | Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Koweit, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Yemen.
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| 4 | Gobi Desert | 1 300 000 | 500 000 | Mongolia
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| 5 | Patagonian Desert | 673 000 | 260 000 | Argentina
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| 6 | Great Victoria Desert | 647 000 | 250 000 | Australia
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| 7 | Great Basin Desert | 492 000 | 190 000 | United States
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| 8 | Chihuahuan Desert | 450 000 | 175 000 | Mexico and United States
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| 9 | Great Sandy Desert | 400 000 | 150 000 | Australia
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| 10 | Karakum Desert | 350 000 | 135 000 | Turkmenistan
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| 11 | Sonoran Desert | 310 000 | 120 000 | United States and Mexico
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| 12 | Kyzyl Kum | 300 000 | 115 000 | Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
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| 13 | Taklamakan or Takla Makan Desert | 270 000 | 105 000 | People's Republic of China
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| 14 | Kalahari Desert | 260 000 | 100 000 | Botswana, Namibia and South Africa
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| 14 | Kavir or Dasht-e Kavir Desert | 260 000 | 100 000 | Iran
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| 14 | Syrian Desert | 260 000 | 100 000 | Syria, Jordan and Iraq
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| 15 | Thar or Great Indian Desert | 200 000 | 77 000 | India and Pakistan
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| 16 | Gibson Desert | 155 000 | 60 000 | Australia
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| 17 | Simpson Desert | 145 000 | 56 000 | Australia
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| 18 | Atacama Desert | 140 000 | 54 000 | Chile
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| 19 | Namib Desert | 135 000 | 52 000 | Namibia
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| 20 | Mojave Desert | 65 000 | 25 000 | United States
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