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The Arabian Desert is larger than all the other deserts except for Antarctica and the Sahara.
The largest 'desert' in Europe is the Oltenian Sahara which is roughly 800km2 and located in Romania. It does not meet all the requirements of a true desert, however, and must be considered as semi-desert.
The largest desert in the world is the Antarctic Desert which covers nearly all of the Antarctic continent.
The largest desert in the world is the Antarctic Desert which covers nearly all of the Antarctic continent.
Sand, sand, and desert sand
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The Sahara Desert Sahara is the largest desert in the world, encompassing almost all of northern Africa. Covering an area of about 3.3 million sq mi (8.6 million sq km), it is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlas Mountains, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Sahel region. It includes portions of several countries, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, and The Sudan.
The Sahara covers nearly all of northern Africa. It is the second largest desert in the world (behind Antarctica) and the largest hot desert in the world.
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world and it is in Africa.In actual fact, the Sahara is only the largest hotdesert. The world's largest desert is the continent of Antarctica since a desert is defined as an area receiving less than 250 mm or 10 inches of precipitation per year. The Antarctic desert covers 13.9 million square kilometres, or almost 5.5 million square miles.However, when most people think of deserts the implied thought is that they are sand based not ice based. It is also not known as the Antarctica Desert because it is not referred to as such in the text books.
All I know is the Sahara Desert
Africa is a large continent. It has many deserts, including the Sahara Desert, which is the largest in the world. There are many other deserts too. There are also many parts of Africa that are not desert at all, but are rich in trees and plants and water.
covers all of northern africa and it is the largest desert in the world.