Article: List of Important Deserts in World

    LIST OF IMPORTANT DESERTS IN WORLD    

Sl. No.	Name of the Desert	Area [km^2]	Location
1.	Antarctica Desert	14,000,000	Antarctica
2.	Sahara Desert	9,000,000	North Africa
3.	Arabian Desert	2,330,000	Western Asia
4.	Gobi Desert	1,000,000	Central Asia
5.	Kalahari Desert	900,000	Southern Africa
6.	Great Victoria Desert	647,000	Australia
7.	Syrian Desert	520,000	Western Asia
8.	Great Basin Desert	492,000	United States
9.	Great Sandy Desert	400,000	Australia
10.	Karakum Desert	350,000	Turkmenistan
11.	Colorado Plateau	337,000	United States
12.	Thar Desert/ Great Indian Desert	320,000	South Asia (India & Pakistan)
13.	Registan Desert	146,000	Afghanistan
14.	Simpson Desert	145,000	Australia
15.	Atacama Desert	140,000	South America
16.	Namib Desert	81,000	Southern Africa
17.	Dasht-e Loot	52,000	Iran