Patagonian Desert

Atacama Desert, Chile. Atacama Desert, Spanish Desierto de Atacama, cool, arid region in northern Chile, 600 to 700 miles (1,000 to 1,100 km) long from north to south.

The Patagonian Desert, also known as the Patagonian Steppe is the largest desert in Argentina and is the 8th largest desert in the world by area, occupying 673,000 square kilometers (260,000 mi2).

The Major Deserts Of South America

1. Patagonian Desert.
2. Atacama Desert.
3. Sechura Desert.
4. Monte Desert.
5. La Guajira Desert. The La Guajira Desert is located in Colombia’s northernmost part, about 1,100 km north of Bogota.

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What are the largest deserts in South America?

• From south to north, the largest deserts in South America.
• Eastern Patagonia Desert – Argentina.
• Dunes of Cabo Polonio – Uruguay.
• Atacama Desert – Chile.
• Desert of Siloli – Bolivia.
• Coastal Desert of Peru – Peru.
• La Tatacoa Desert – Colombia.
• Médanos de Coro – Venezuela.

The four main types of desert include hot and dry deserts, semi-arid deserts, coastal deserts, and cold deserts.

Antarctic desert

Antarctica is technically a desert. It gets less than 10 inches of rainfall a year. Are you ready for the real surprise? The answer is Europe.

Carcross Desert

Sahara

Gobi Desert

Read about our five favourite deserts across the world.

1. The Sahara Desert. Caravan in Sahara Desert.
2. The Namib Desert. Sossusvlei, Namibia.
3. The Gobi Desert. Bayanzagh, the Gobi Desert.
4. The Atacama Desert. Valley of the Moon, Atacama Desert.
5. The Thar Desert. Women in the Thar Desert.
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5 Largest Deserts In The World

• Gobi Desert. The Gobi Desert is the second largest desert in Asia and the fifth largest single desert in the world.
• Arabian Desert. The Arabian Desert is the largest desert in Asia and the fourth largest in the world.
• Sahara Desert.
• Arctic Polar Desert.
• Antarctic Polar Desert.

Antarctic Desert

Top 12 Most Beautiful Deserts In The World

• Danakil, Ethiopia.
• Thar, India.
• Namib, Namibia.
• Sahara, Morocco.
• Atacama, Chile.
• White Desert, Egypt.
• Dasht-e Kavir, Iran.
• Gobi, Mongolia. Located around 3,300 feet above sea level, the Gobi Desert is a mammoth region that’s comprised of extensive steppes, mountains and sandy desert.

The 16 Most Spectacular Deserts In The World

• Namib Desert – Africa.
• Atacama Desert – South America.
• Sahara Desert – Africa.
• Gobi Desert – China/Mongolia.
• Mojave Desert – Nevada/California.
• Antarctic Desert – Antarctica.
• Sonoran Desert – USA/Mexico.
• Thar Desert – India/Pakistan.

Countries with the Most Desert

sq. km	country
2,500,000	Australia
2,100,000	Algeria
2,100,000	Saudi Arabia
2,000,000	Canada

Namibia

Kalahari Desert

Antarctica

10 Coldest Deserts In The World You Can Visit This Summer Season

• Greenland. Greenland is the world’s largest non- continental and coldest desert, lying in the North Atlantic Ocean.
• Gobi. In Asia, Gobi covers the area of Mongolia as well as southern and western part of China.
• Arctic.
• Great Basin.
• Namib.
• Turkestan.
• Antarctica.
• Atacama.

One thing all deserts have in common is that they are arid, or dry. Most experts agree that a desert is an area of land that receives no more than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year. Some deserts are mountainous. Others are dry expanses of rock, sand, or salt flats.

Antarctic Polar Desert

Iran

The 10 Biggest Deserts on Earth

• Syrian Desert.
• Great Victoria Desert.
• Patagonian Desert.
• Kalahari Desert.
• Gobi Desert.
• Arabian Desert.
• Sahara. A dust storm whips over the western Sahara in January 2013. (
• Antarctica. Antarctica is the world’s largest desert.

Africa

The Largest Islands in the World

• Greenland (836,330 sq miles/2,166,086 sq km)
• New Guinea (317,150 sq miles/821,400 sq km)
• Borneo (288,869 sq miles/748,168 sq km)
• Madagascar (226,756 sq miles/587,295 sq km)
• Baffin (195,928 sq miles/507,451 sq km)
• Sumatra (171,069 sq miles/443,066 sq km)

The Arctic Desert