Major deserts of the world UPSC ~ Civil Services Self Study

Major deserts of the world:

The Major deserts of the world are shown in the following Map.

Area of Major Deserts of the world:

The following are the top ten major deserts of the world ( in decreasing order of area)

1. Antarctic desert (Polar Desert)

2. Arctic desert ( Polar desert)

3. Sahara Desert ( Sub-tropical desert or Hot desert)

4. Arabian Desert ( Subtropical desert)

5. Gobi Desert ( Cold desert-China/Mangolia)

6. Patagonian Desert ( Cold Desert-Argentina/South America)

7. Great Victoria Desert ( Australia-subtropical or hot desert)

8. Kalahari Desert (Subtropical desert, South Africa/Namibia)

9. Great Basin Desert ( North America, subtropical desert)

10. Syrian Desert (sub-tropical desert)

The list of Deserts by continent is as follows:

North America:

The following are major deserts in North America:

South America:

The following are major deserts in South America:

Africa:

The following are major deserts of Africa:

Sahara Desert ( Spread in11 northern African Countries)
Nubian Desert ( Located on the Eastern Side of the Sahara Desert, between the Nile River and the Red Sea)
Namib Desert ( Namibia)
Kalahari Desert ( Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa)

Asia:

The following are major deserts of Africa:

Australia:

The following are major deserts of Australia:

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