Important Deserts in the World
We are presenting you a compilation on important deserts of the World which is very important for your upcoming RRB NTPC 2016, SSC CGL 2016 and others exams.
| Continent | Desert Name | Type of Desert | Position | Surface Area | Remarks |
| Antarctica | Antarctic | Polar | South Pole | 1,38,29,430 square km | Largest Desert and Cold Desert in the World |
| Asia, Europe & North America | Arctic | Polar | North Pole | 1,37,26,937 square km | Second Largest Desert on the World |
| Asia | Kara Kum | Cold Winter | Central Asia | 3,50,000 square km | |
| Kyzyl Kum | Cold Winter | Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | 3,00,000 square km | ||
| Gobi | Cold Winter | Mongolia | 1,300,000 square km | ||
| Taklamakan | Cold Winter | China | 2,70,000 square km | ||
| Thar-Cholistan | Subtropical | India and Pakistan | 2,00,000 square km | ||
| Africa | Kalahari | Subtropical | Southern Africa | 9,00,000 square km | |
| Namib | Cool Coastal | Southern Africa | 81,000 square km | ||
| Sahara | Subtropical | Northern Africa | 94,00,000 square km | Largest Hot Desert in the World | |
| Australia | Gibson | Subtropical | Central Australia | 1,56,000 square km | |
| Great Sandy | Subtropical | North-Western Australia | 4,00,000 square km | ||
| Great Victoria | Subtropical | Central Australia | 6,47,000 square km | ||
| Simpson | Subtropical | Central Australia | 1,45,000 square km | ||
| Tanami | Subtropical | Northern Australia | 184,500 square km | ||
| Europe | Arabian | Subtropical | Arabian Peninsula | 23,30,000 square km | |
| Dasht-e Kavir | Subtropical | Central Iran | 77,000 square km | ||
| Dasht-e Lut | Subtropical | Southeastern Iran | 52,000 square km | ||
| North America | Chihuahuan | Subtropical | North America | 4,50,000 square km | |
| Great Basin | Cold Winter | US | 4,92,000 square km | ||
| Mojave | Subtropical | US | 1,24,000 square km | ||
| Sonoran | Subtropical | North America | 3,10,000 square km | ||
| South America | Atacama | Cool Coastal | Chile | 1,40,000 square km | The Driest Desert on the Earth |
| Patagonian | Cold Winter | Southern Part of South America | 6,73,000 square km |
