Contrary to the general idea, deserts are not always located in warm areas and do not represent only sand dunes. Here are the largest deserts in the world:
1/ Antarctica (polar desert) Area: 14 million km2 Location: Antarctica
2/ The Arctic (polar desert) Area: 13.7 million km2 Location: United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia
3/ The Sahara (hot desert) Area: 9 million km2 Location: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Chad, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Sudan, Niger, Mali
4/ The Arabian Desert (hot desert) Area: Over 2.3 million km2 Location: Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
5/ The Gobi Desert (cold desert) Area: 1.3 million km2 Location: China, Mongolia
6/ The Kalahari Desert (hot desert) Area: 900,000 km2 Location: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
7/ Patagonia (cold desert) Area: 787,291 km2 Location: Argentina
8/ The Great Victoria Desert (hot desert) Area: 647,000 km2 Location: Australia
9/ The Syrian Desert (hot desert) Area: 520 km2 Location: Syria, Jordan, Iraq
10/ The Great Basin (hot desert) Area: 492 km2 Location: United States
11/ The Chihuahua Desert (cold desert) Area: 450,000 km2 Location: Mexico, United States
12/ The Great Sand Desert (hot desert) Area: 400,000 km2 Location: Australia
13/ The Karakum Desert (hot desert) Area: 350 km2 Location: Turkmenistan
14/ The Colorado Plateau (cold desert) Area: 337 km2 Location: United States
