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A desert is defined as no permanent surface water and no regular rainfall, so Antarctica qualifies. Because Antarctica is a "polar" region, there is no precipitation, it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent. The interior of Antarctica is considered the world's driest desert because the extreme cold freezes water vapour out of the air. Annual snowfall on the polar plateau is equivalent to less than 5 cm of rain.
At 14,000,000 square kilometers, Antarctica is earth's largest desert.
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Worlds largest desert?
thar desert
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the largest ocean and its area
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It is the largest "hot" desert in the world and second in size after the Antarctic Desert, which is the worlds largest "cold" desert
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What country is the worlds largest desert in?
Antarctica :)
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The largest desert in the world is the Antarctic Desert on the continent of Antarctica.
Which continent is the worlds largest desert?
Antarctica is the world's largest desert located on the continent of the same name.
