Important Deserts of the world
Desert: A desert is a barren area of the landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.
1. Continent: Antarctica
- Desert Name: Antartic
2. Continent: Asia, Europe, North America
- Desert Name: Arctic desert
3. Continent: Asia
- Desert Name: Karakum, Thar desert, Kyzylkum, Taklamakan, Arabian, Dasht-e Kavir, Dasht-e Lut, Gobi Desert
4. Continent: Africa
- Desert Name: Kalahari, Namib, Sahara,
5. Continent: Australia
- Desert Name: Gibson, Great Sandy, Great Victoria, Simpson, Tanami
6. Continent: Europe
- Desert Name: Tabernas Desert
7. Continent: North America
- Desert Name: Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran
8. Continent: South America
- Desert Name: Atacama, Patagonian
Important Points to remember about Important desert of the world
Desert name: Antarctic
- Largest desert in the world
- Largest cold desert in the world
- Area: 1,38,29,430 square km
- Type: polar
Desert name: Arctic desert
- Second largest desert in the world
- Area: 1,37,26,937 square km
- Type: polar
Desert name: Gobi
- Present in Asia
- Area: 1,300,000 square km
- Cold winter desert
Desert name: Sahara
- Largest hot desert
- Present in Africa
- Subtropical desert
- 94,00,000 square km
Desert name: Atacama
- The Driest Desert on the Earth
- Area: 1,40,000 square km
- Present in Chile
- Type: Cool Coastal
Desert name: Great Basin
- Type: Cold Winter
- Present in US
- Area: 4,92,000 square km
Types of Question Can be asked in Railways, SSC & Other Competitive Exams
- Which is the largest desert of the world: Antarctica desert
- Which is the largest cold desert in the world: Antarctica desert
- Which is the largest hot desert of the world: Sahara desert
- Which is the largest desert of India: Thar desert
- Which is the largest driest desert of the world: Atacama desert (present in chile in south America)
- Which is the second largest desert of the world: Arctic desert
- Where is Taklamakan desert: China
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