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Yes, the Sahara is much larger than California.

Sahara: 9,400,000+ square km or 3,320,000+ square miles

California: 423,970 square km or 163,696 square miles

The Sahara desert is the size of the whole of the USA and produces sandstorms the size of the UK!

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Yes it is, the sahara is 3,500,000 square miles. Australia is 2500,500 square miles. What a difference!

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Including Alaska and Hawaii, the Sahara desert is roughly the same size as the United states.

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Yes, the Sahara is much bigger than Illinois.

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yes, the Sahara is the biggest desert

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