Continent

Surface Area

(10⁴ mi²)

Desert (Country)

Antarctica

550

Antarctic

Arctic

540

Arctic (Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia)

Africa

373

Sahara (Northern Africa), Kalahari (South Africa, Botswana, Namibia),

Namib (Angola, Namibia, South Africa)

Arabia

129

Arabian (Arabian Peninsula), Syrian (Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia), Iranian (Iran)

Asia

93

Gobi (China, Mongolia), Kara-Kum (Uzbekistan,, Turkmenistan),

Kyzyl-Kum (Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan), Taklamakan (China), Thar (India, Parkistan)

Australia

58

Great Victoria, Great Sandy, Gibson, Simpson

N. America

48

Chihuahuan (Mexico), Colorado Plateau (USA), Sonoran (USA, Mexico), Mojave (USA)

S. America

31

Patagonian (Argerntina), Atacama (Chile)

Europe

12

High Alps (Switzerland), Highlands of Iceland (Volcanic desert)