GeotchaA geography quiz on a real globe
Largest deserts
50 deserts, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.
50 great deserts by area. Free to play, with no account needed. What you miss comes back for review until it sticks.
The deserts
- 1Antarctic Desert14,200,000 km²
- 2Arctic Desert13,900,000 km²
- 3Sahara9,200,000 km²
- 4Arabian Desert2,330,000 km²
- 5Gobi Desert1,300,000 km²
- 6Libyan Desert1,100,000 km²
- 7Kalahari Desert900,000 km²
- 8Patagonian Desert670,000 km²
- 9Syrian Desert500,000 km²
- 10Great Basin Desert490,000 km²
- 11Nubian Desert400,000 km²
- 12Ténéré400,000 km²
- 13Karoo400,000 km²
- 14Chihuahuan Desert360,000 km²
- 15Karakum Desert350,000 km²
- 16Great Victoria Desert348,750 km²
- 17Colorado Plateau337,000 km²
- 18Taklamakan Desert337,000 km²
- 19Sonoran Desert310,000 km²
- 20Kyzylkum Desert300,000 km²
- 21Great Sandy Desert284,993 km²
- 22Eastern Desert223,000 km²
- 23Thar Desert200,000 km²
- 24Ustyurt Plateau200,000 km²
- 25Tanami Desert184,000 km²
- 26Simpson Desert176,000 km²
- 27Gibson Desert156,000 km²
- 28Atacama Desert140,000 km²
- 29Danakil Desert136,956 km²
- 30Mojave Desert124,000 km²
- 31Little Sandy Desert111,500 km²
- 32Namib Desert81,000 km²
- 33Strzelecki Desert80,250 km²
- 34Grand Erg Occidental80,000 km²
- 35Dasht-e Kavir77,000 km²
- 36Betpak-Dala75,000 km²
- 37Dasht-e Lut52,000 km²
- 38Badain Jaran Desert49,000 km²
- 39Gurbantünggüt Desert48,800 km²
- 40Mu Us Desert42,200 km²
- 41Sturt Stony Desert29,750 km²
- 42Cholistan Desert26,300 km²
- 43Tirari Desert15,250 km²
- 44Negev13,000 km²
- 45Wahiba Sands12,500 km²
- 46Great Salt Lake Desert10,000 km²
- 47Black Rock Desert2,600 km²
- 48Judaean Desert1,500 km²
- 49White Sands710 km²
- 50Tabernas Desert280 km²
Approximate area in km² of the desert region, including the polar deserts. Desert boundaries are ecological conventions and differ between sources.