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Deserts
Question | Answer |
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Africa, largest in world at 3.3 million sq mi | Sahara Desert |
Africa, 2nd largest in world at 1 million sq mi | Kalahari Desert |
Asia, 3rd largest in world, largest in Asia at half million sq mi | Gobi Desert |
Asia, 4th largest in world, 2nd largest in Asia at 309,000 sq mi | Chang Tang Desert |
Oceania (Australasia), largest in continent at 150,000 sq mi | Great Sandy Desert |
Oceania (Australasia), 2nd largest in continent at 125,000 sq mi | Great Victoria Desert |
South America, 5th largest in world at 260,000 sq mi | Patagonian Desert |
South America, 2nd largest in South America at 98,000 sq mi | Peruvian Desert |
North America, largest desert in North America at 200,000 sq mi | Chihuahuan Desert |
North America, largest desert in United States at 190,000 sq mi | Great Basin Desert |
North America, 3rd largest desert in North America covering parts of Mexico, Arizona, California at 120,000 sq mi | Sonoran Desert |
North America, Northwestern Nevada about 1,000 sw miles | Black Rock Desert |
North America, California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona . Part of Borders on Great Basin Desert (north) Sonoran Desert (South) Colorado Plateau (East) Colorado Desert (South) 47,877 sq miles | Mojave Desert |
South America, region in North Chile. 600 miles long strip of land on the Pacific coast about 70,000 sq miles | Atacama Desert |
southeastern Spain 108 sq miles | Tabernas Desert |
Southern Africa Coastal desert. 31, 274 sq miles | Nambi Desert |
Central Asia 15,440 sq miles | Karakum Desert |
Northeast Egypt Linking Africa and Asia 23,166 miles Triangle shaped | Sinai Desert |
Western Asia 900,000 sq miles). At its center is the Rub'al-Khali, one of the largest continuous bodies of sand in the world | Arabian Desert |
Western India and Eastern Pakistan.Subtropical desert Also known as the Great Indian Desert 77,000 sq miles | Thar Desert |
Asia located in China 130,000 sq miles. Nicknamed, 'The Sea of Death', it is the second largest non-polar sand-shifting desert in the world. It is thought that the name 'Taklamakan' means 'you can get in, but you can't get out' | Taklamakan Desert |
Australia 68,100 sq miles. Fourth largest in desert in Australia. | Simpson Desert |
Antarctica 5,400,000 sq miles the true largest desert in the world | Antarctica Desert |