|
Name
|
Country
|
Size (in km²)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Africa
|
|
|
|
Sahara
|
Egypt, Libya, Mali, Niger, Sudan, Chad
|
8 700 000
|
|
Libyan Desert (Part of Sahara)
|
Egypt, Egypt, Libya, Sudan
|
2 000 000
|
|
Kalahari
|
Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
|
582 750
|
|
Somali
|
Somalia
|
260 000
|
|
Nubian Desert (Part of Sahara)
|
Sudan
|
259 000
|
|
Arabian Desert
|
Egypt, Sudan
|
181 300
|
|
Namib
|
Namibia
|
50 000
|
|
|
|
|
|
America
|
|
|
|
Patagonian Desert
|
Argentina
|
673 000
|
|
Great Basin
|
USA (Colorado, Utah)
|
600 000
|
|
Chihuahua
|
Mexico, USA
|
362 600
|
|
Sonora
|
USA (Arizona, California)
|
181 300
|
|
Atacama
|
Chile
|
180 000
|
|
Bolson de Mapimi
|
Mexico
|
130 000
|
|
Mojave
|
USA (Arizona, California)
|
38 850
|
|
Death Valley
|
USA (Arizona, California)
|
8 547
|
|
Imperial Valley
|
USA (Arizona, California)
|
400
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asia
|
|
|
|
Gobi
|
Mongolia, China
|
2 000 000
|
|
Takla Makan
|
China
|
327 400
|
|
Kysylkum
|
Uzbekistan
|
300 000
|
|
Karakum
|
Turkmenistan
|
280 000
|
|
Lut (with Dasht-e Lut, Dasht-e Kavir)
|
Iran
|
274 100
|
|
Thar
|
India
|
259 000
|
|
Syrian Desert
|
Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi-Arabia
|
259 000
|
|
Betpak Dala
|
Kazakhstan
|
155 000
|
|
Tschungarian Desert
|
China
|
142 000
|
|
Rub al Khali
|
Jemen, Saudi-Arabia, UAE
|
132 000
|
|
Dhana
|
Saudi-Arabia
|
132 000
|
|
Ordosdesert
|
China
|
130 000
|
|
Nafud
|
Saudi-Arabia
|
103 600
|
|
Negev
|
Israel
|
12 000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia
|
|
|
|
Great Sandy Desert
|
Western Australia
|
388 500
|
|
Gibsondesert
|
Western Australia
|
310 800
|
|
Simpsondesert
|
Northern Territorium, Queensland, Southern Australia
|
260 600
|
|
Great Victoria Desert
|
West- and South Australia
|
200 000
|
|
Sturt
|
South East Australia
|
130 000
|
|
Tanamidesert
|
Northern Territorium
|
100 000
|
|
|
|
|
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