Tukuk-OS🏜️ Largest hot desert
Sahara · about 9.2 million km² (3.6 million sq mi)
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🏜️ Largest hot desert
about 9.2 million km² (3.6 million sq mi)
Sahara · North Africa
Nearly the size of the United States, the Sahara is the world's largest hot desert — a shifting mosaic of sand seas, gravel plains and rock plateaus that was green with lakes a few thousand years ago.
Record at a glance
| Record | Largest hot desert |
|---|---|
| Feature | Sahara |
| Measurement | about 9.2 million km² (3.6 million sq mi) |
| Location | North Africa |
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