The World's Largest Deserts

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• (SUBTROPICAL) Sahara, North Africa 3,500,000 sq. miles Arabian, Middle East 1,000,000 sq. miles Great Victoria, Australia 250,000 sq. miles Kalahari, Southern Africa 225,000 sq. miles Chihuahuan, Mexico 175,000 sq. miles Thar
• (COOL COASTAL) Atacama, Chile SA 54,000 sq. miles Namib, S.W. Africa 13,000 sq. miles
• (COLD WINTER) Gobi, China 500,000 sq. miles Patagonian, Argentina 260,000 sq. miles Great Basin, S.W. USA 190,000 sq. miles Kara-Kum, West Asia 135,000 sq. miles Colorado, Western USA 130,000 sq. miles also called the Painted