Question

Name the largest desert in the world by area

Answer 1

Answer:

Ranking of the largest deserts on earth (in million square miles)

Desert (Type) Surface area in million square miles

Antarctic (polar) 5.5

Arctic (polar) 5.4

Sahara (subtrpical) 3.5

Arabian (subtropical) 1

Answer 2

Antarctic desert

The largest desert on earth is the Antarctic desert, covering the continent of Antarctica with a size of around 5.5 million square miles.