Any extra dry area of land with meager vegetation is called desert. Desserts are found throughout the world but Africa and Australia are famous for large deserts. The world’s largest desert is the Sahara, which located in northern Africa. Following are some famous deserts of the world.
v Sahara
® Location: North Africa
® Area: 8,400,000 Square Kilometers
v Australian Desert
® Location: Australia
® Area: 1,550,000 Square Kilometers
v Arabian
® Location: Syria and Saudi Arabia
® Area: 1,300,000 Square Kilometers
v Gobi
® Location: Central Asia
® Area: 1,040,000 Square Kilometers
v Kalahari
® Location: South Africa
® Area: 900,000 Square Kilometers
v Rub’al Khali
® Location: Saudi Arabia
® Area: 647,000 Square Kilometers
v Turkmenistan
® Location: Central Asia
® Area: 450,000 Square Kilometers
v Taklimakan
® Location: China (PMS 2006)
® Area: 340,000 Square Kilometers
v Thar
® Location: Pakistan and India
® Area: 260,000 Square Kilometers
v Nubian Desert
® Location: North Africa (Egypt)
® Area: 259,000 Square Kilometers
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