List of deserts
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This is a list of deserts.
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Africa
- Sahara desert in northern Africa. The world's largest desert after Antarctica.
- Kalahari desert in southern Africa
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Americas
- Atacama desert in Chile
- La Guajira Desert in northern Colombia and some of northwestern Venezuela.
- Mojave, Great Basin, Sonoran, Chihuahuan and Patagonian desert
See also: List of North American deserts
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Asia-Pacific
- Gobi desert of Mongolia; Taklamakan desert in China.
- Kara Kum deserts in Central Asia.
- Kyzyl Kum - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
- Taklamakan - Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. World's third largest desert after Antarctica and the Sahara.
- Thar-Cholistan desert in India and Pakistan.
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Middle East
- Al-Dahna Desert, west of the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
- Dasht-e Kavir, central Iran.
- Empty Quarter, Arabian Peninsula: The world's largest sand desert, and has some of the world's largest and most productive oil fields.
- Judean Desert - eastern Israel and West Bank.
- Kavir-e Lut, southeastern Iran.
- Nefud Desert, northern Saudi Arabia
- Negev - southern Israel.
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Oceania
- Gibson Desert - central Australia
- Great Sandy Desert - northwestern Australia
- Great Victoria Desert - central Australia
- Simpson Desert - central Australia
- Tanami Desert - northern Australia
- Little Sahara - Kangaroo Island, South Australia
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Europe
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Other
- Antarctica is the world's largest desert
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