Important Deserts of the World

Dear Readers,

Today we are presenting you a short note on important deserts of the World, this is a very important topic for upcoming competitive exams.

Important Deserts of the World

Continent	Desert Name	Type of Desert	Position	Surface Area	Remarks
Antarctica	Antarctic	Polar	South Pole	1,38,29,430 square km	Largest Desert and Cold Desert in the World
Asia, Europe & North America	Arctic	Polar	North Pole	1,37,26,937 square km	Second Largest Desert on the World
Asia	Kara Kum	Cold Winter	Central Asia	3,50,000 square km
	Kyzyl Kum	Cold Winter	Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan	3,00,000 square km
	Gobi	Cold Winter	Mongolia	1,300,000 square km
	Taklamakan	Cold Winter	China	2,70,000 square km
	Thar-Cholistan	Subtropical	India and Pakistan	2,00,000 square km
Africa	Kalahari	Subtropical	Southern Africa	9,00,000 square km
	Namib	Cool Coastal	Southern Africa	81,000 square km
	Sahara	Subtropical	Northern Africa	94,00,000 square km	Largest Hot Desert in the World
Australia	Gibson	Subtropical	Central Australia	1,56,000 square km
	Great Sandy	Subtropical	North-Western Australia	4,00,000 square km
	Great Victoria	Subtropical	Central Australia	6,47,000 square km
	Simpson	Subtropical	Central Australia	1,45,000 square km
	Tanami	Subtropical	Northern Australia	184,500 square km
Europe	Arabian	Subtropical	Arabian Peninsula	23,30,000 square km
	Dasht-e Kavir	Subtropical	Central Iran	77,000 square km
	Dasht-e Lut	Subtropical	Southeastern Iran	52,000 square km
North America	Chihuahuan	Subtropical	North America	4,50,000 square km
	Great Basin	Cold Winter	US	4,92,000 square km
	Mojave	Subtropical	US	1,24,000 square km
	Sonoran	Subtropical	North America	3,10,000 square km
South America	Atacama	Cool Coastal	Chile	1,40,000 square km	The Driest Desert on the Earth
	Patagonian	Cold Winter	Southern Part of South America	6,73,000 square km

Deserts in The World Map