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Antarctica - 5,400,000 square miles
Sahara Desert - 3,320,000+ square miles
Arabian Desert - 900,000 square miles
Gobi Desert - 500,000 square miles
Kalahari Desert - 360,000 square miles
Patagonian Desert - 260,000 square miles
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 8y agoDeserts cover 33 percent of the land area of the earth.
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∙ 7y agoDeserts can range from small areas to a whole continent - Antarctica. The total area of deserts which are larger than 20 thousand square miles, is approx 4 million square miles.
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How many square miles does the Indian ocean cover?
The area of the Indian Ocean is 28,400,000 square miles (73,556,000 square kilometres).
How many miles does Africa cover?
The Earth has a surface area of 196,939,900 square miles.
What are the names of the three largest deserts in Australia?
The three largest deserts in Australia are: Great Victoria Desert (Western Australia): 424,400 km2 (163,900 square miles) Great Sandy Desert (Western Australia): 284,993 km2 (110,036 square miles) Tanami Desert (Western Australia and Northern Territory): 184,500 km2 (71,235 square miles) Each of these deserts is either in or primarily in Western Australia, in the western third of the continent.
How many square miles does Canada cover?
The country of Canada covers an area of 3,854,085 square miles. The capitol city is Ottawa and is home to over 35 million people.
How many desert are in India with their names?
There are nine official deserts in Australia, and other regions which are not officially classified as "desert".The three largest deserts in Australia are:Great Victoria Desert (Western Australia): 424,400 km2 (163,900 square miles)Great Sandy Desert (Western Australia): 284,993 km2 (110,036 square miles)Tanami Desert (Western Australia and Northern Territory): 184,500 km2 (71,235 square miles)Each of these deserts is either in or primarily in Western Australia, in the western third of the continent.The Nullarbor Plain is an arid, limestone region extending for some 270,000 square km above the Great Australian Bight. Nothing is cultivated there, and in many respects its aridness places it within the category of desert, but there is little (if any) sand there.Other deserts include -Simpson Desert (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia): 176,500 km2 (68,145 square miles)Gibson Desert (Western Australia): 156,000 km2 (60,230 square miles)Little Sandy Desert (Western Australia): 111,500 km2 (43,050 square miles)Strzelecki Desert (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia): 80,250 km2 (30,985 square miles)Sturt Stony Desert (South Australia): 29,750 km2 (11,485 square miles)Tirari Desert (South Australia): 15,250 km2 (5,890 square miles)Pedirka Desert (South Australia): 1,250 km2 (480 square miles)
How large are deserts?
Deserts range in size from 1 square mile (Carcross Desert) to 5,400,000 square miles for Antarctica.
How many square miles does the Gobi Desert cover?
It cover 500 thousand square miles.
How large are China's deserts?
Major Deserts in China:Taklamakan Desert - 270,000 square kilometers or 105,000 square miles.Gobi Desert - 1,300,000 square kilometers or 500,000 square miles.
Are deserts large or small?
Deserts can be as large as the Antarctic Desert at 5,400,000 square miles to 1 square mile for the Carcross Desert in the Yukon.
How big are the deserts?
The Antarctic Desert is huge covering 14,000,000 square kilometers or 5,600,000 square miles. There are many much smaller deserts.
How many square miles does Manitoba cover?
It is 250,950 square miles.
How many square miles cover Louisiana?
52,271 square miles.
How many square miles does Syria cover?
Syria is 71,998 square miles.
How many square miles did the Inca empire cover?
about 2,500 square miles.
How many square miles do all the great lakes cover?
The Great Lakes cover an area of 94,250 square miles.
How many square miles does the city and country of denver cover?
1000 square miles
What is the size of the Arabian deserts?
The Arabian Desert has an area of 2,330,000 square kilometers (900,000 square miles).
