List_of_deserts_by_area

List of deserts by area

List of deserts by area

List of the largest deserts in the world by area

This is a list of the largest deserts in the world by area. It includes all deserts above 50,000 km2 (19,300 sq mi).

Some of Earth's biggest non-polar deserts
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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    As per the United Nations geoscheme.
  2. [N 2]
    A part of the Great Australian Desert.

See also

References

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    The Cold Desert – Ladakh
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