DESERTS
TOP TEN DESERTS
1. Sahara
Location: Africa
Desert Type: Subtropical
Area in sq miles: 3,500,000
2. Arabian
Location: Arabia - Arabian Peninsula
Desert Type: Subtropical
Area in sq miles: 1,000,000
3. Gobi
Location: China and Mongolia
Desert Type: Cold Winter
Area in sq miles: 500,000
4. Patagonian
Location: Argentina
Desert Type: Cold Winter
Area in sq miles: 260,000
5. Rub'al Khali
Location: South Arabia
Desert Type: Subtropical
Area in sq miles: 250,000
6. Great Victoria
Location: Australia
Desert Type: Subtropical
Area in sq miles: 250,000
7. Kalahari
Location: Africa - South Africa/ Botswana/ Namibia
Desert Type: Subtropical
Area in sq miles: 250,000
8. Great Basin
Location: United States (Nevada)
Desert Type: Cold Winter
Area in sq miles: 220,000
9. Chihuahuan
Location: Mexico
Desert Type: Subtropical
Area in sq miles: 175,000
10. Thar
Location: India/ Pakistan
Desert Type: Subtropical
Area in square miles: 175,000
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