The 10 largest deserts in the world:
1.) Antarctic Desert - covers most of Antarctica
2.) Sahara - covers most of northern Africa
3.) Arabian Desert - located on the Arabian Peninsula
4.) Gobi Desert - located in northwest China and southern Mongolia
5.) Kalahari Desert - located in south central Africa
6.) Patagonian Desert - located mostly in Argentina
7.) Great Victoria Desert - located in south-central Australia
8.) Syrian Desert - located in the Middle East
9.) Great Basin Desert primarily located in Nevada and Utah of the United States
10.) Chihuahuan Desert - Located in Mexico and the states of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona of the United States
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For a list of all major deserts arranged in order of size, see the link below.
Yes, ALL the worlds deserts are important.
Antarctica Sahara Arabian Desert Gobi Desert
Here is a list of Deserts by Size. Quite easy to use this list and put the names in alphabetical order.
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There are 26 major desert areas in the world. For a complete list of these deserts in order by size click on this link.
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Africa, Sahara desert
There are about 24 major desert regions in the world. For a list of these deserts and their locations click here.
although it is one of the biggest deserts, antarctica holds 90% of the worlds ice!
For a list of the 26 major deserts of the world in order by size click on this link.
The Sahara is smaller than Antarctica but larger than all the other deserts.