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What are the 12 major deserts?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Sahara; Kalahari; Gobi; Atacama; Great Sandy; Arabian; Mohave; Antarctica; Thar; Iranian; Turkestan & Patagonian. ---- 1. Antarctica - not including the coastal regions - about 14 million sq km

2. Sahara - 9.65 million sq km

3. Arabian - 2.59 million sq km

4. Great Western - (which comprises all of the Western Australian deserts) - 1.35 million sq km

5. Gobi - 1.3 million sq km

6. Patagonia - 673,000 sq km

7. Kalahari - 569,000 sq km

8. Great Basin - 492,000 sq km

9. Chichuahuan - 453,000 sq km

10. Thar - 453,250 sq km

11. Kara-Kum - 349,650 sq km

12. Colorado Plateau - (includes many smaller deserts) 336,700 sq km

13. Sonoran - 310,800 sq km

14. Kyzyl-Kum - 297,830 sq km

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