Largest World Deserts
Syrian Desert
A desert in Southwest Asia covering much of the Arabian Peninsula between the Mediterranean coast and the Euphrates River. (200,000) 9th Place
Arabian Desert
A desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia. Stretches across Yemen, the Persian Gulf, Oman, Jordan and Iraq. (900,000) 4th Place
Kalahari Desert
Desert in Southern Africa stretching from Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa (360,000) 6th Place
Patagonia Desert
Located in Southern Argentina and is the largest desert in the Americas (200,000) 8th Place
Gobi Desert
a desert located in northern China and southeast Mongolia, and a prime area for finding dinosaur fossils (500,000) Largest desert in Asia 5th Place
Great Victoria Desert
dry and unfertile land that stretches from South Australia to Western Australia Largest desert in Australia (220,000) 7th Place
Great Basin Desert
the largest desert area in North America (190,000). 10th Place
Sahara Desert
the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa Largest desert in World (besides polar desert) and in Africa 3rd Largest (or first depending on how you look at it)