Top 10 biggest deserts

10. Syrian Desert (Middle East)

• area: 490,000 km²
• countries: Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia
• annual rainfall: 125 mm

9. Great Basin Desert (North America)

• area: 490,000 km²
• countries: United States
• annual rainfall: 100-200 mm

8. Kalahari Desert (Africa)

• area: 570,000 km²
• countries: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
• annual rainfall: 110-500 mm

7. Great Victoria Desert (Australia)

• area: 647,000 km²
• countries: Australia
• annual rainfall: 200-250 mm

6. Patagonian Desert (South America)

• area: 670,000 km²
• countries: Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands (UK)
• annual rainfall: 150 mm

5. Gobi Desert (Asia)

• area: 1,300,000 km²
• countries: China, Mongolia
• annual rainfall: 190 mm

4. Arabian Desert (Middle East)

• area: 2,600,000 km²
• countries: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
• annual rainfall: 50 mm

3. Sahara Desert (Africa)

• area: 9,100,000 km²
• countries: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia
• annual rainfall: 100-250 mm

2. Arctic Desert (Arctic)

• area: 13,900,000 km²
• countries: Greenland (Denmark), Canada, Iceland, Norway, Russia and the United States
• annual rainfall: 100-400 mm

1. Antarctic Desert (Antarctica)

• area: 14,200,000 km²
• countries: lack
• annual rainfall: 200 mm