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 be remember about Important desert of the world

▪️Desert name: Antartic

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

Important Deserts

♻️Sahara desert

👉🏻It is the world hottest and third largest desert after the Antarctic Desert and the Arctic Desert. It is 94,00,000 sq. km. in area and covers most of North Africa such as Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.

♻️Arabian desert  

👉🏻It is the fourth largest desert in the world. It is 23,30,000 sq. km. in area. It makes up part of Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

♻️Gobi desert  

👉🏻It is the fifth largest desert in the world. It is 13,00,000 sq. km. in area. It covers part of China and Mongolia.

♻️Kalahari desert  

👉🏻It is the sixth largest desert in the world. It is 9,00,000 sq. km. in area. It covers part of Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.

♻️Patagonian desert  

👉🏻It is the seventh largest desert in the world. It is 6,70,000 sq. km. in area. It covers part of Argentina and Chile.

♻️Great Victoria desert  

👉🏻It is the eight largest desert in the world. It is 6,47,000 sq. km. in area. It covers part of Australia.

♻️Syrian Desert  

👉🏻It is the ninth largest desert in the world. It is 5,20,000 sq. km. in area. It covers part of Iraq, Jordan and Syria.

♻️Great Basin Desert  

👉🏻It is the tenth largest desert in the world. It is 4,92,000 sq. km. in area. It covers part of United States.