Area, km2
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Tip
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Answer
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9,100,000
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Its name means «deserts» in Arabic
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Sahara
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2,330,000
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This desert is formed by a bunch of smaller deserts like Rub' al Khali, An Nafud and others
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Arabian
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1,300,000
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Walking across this desert you can find some yurts of modern day nomads
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Gobi
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900,000
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It's the large storage of diamonds
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Kalahari
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673,000
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This region is inhabited by indigenous Mapuche people
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Patagonian
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647,000
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It is the largest desert of Australia, which covers around 5% of total Australia area
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Great Victoria
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520,000
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Two mighty rivers, that gave the life to ancient Babylonians, cross this desert
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Syrian
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492,000
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It's the alpine desert, where it usually snows in winter
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Great Basin
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450,000
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This Middlewestern desert has the casual look of Wild West landscape
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Chihuahuan
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400,000
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The phenomenon of this desert is high rain rate, especially in the northern regions
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Great Sandy
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350,000
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«The Gates to Hell» — the crater, from what burning gas is coming, located in this desert
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Karakum
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337,000
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Grand Canyon is located in this deserty place
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Colorado Plateau
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310,000
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The golden nugget of this desert is giant saguaro cactus
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Sonoran
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300,000
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Baikonur — the first comsomdrome built by human, is located near this desert
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Kyzylkum
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270,000
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This desert looks like huge sandy stain on Asia map
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Taklamakan
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