7 Largest Deserts In The World

Antarctic Desert

Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth. It includes the geographic South Pole and is located in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere.

Almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14,200,000 square kilometers, it is the fifth largest continent in the world and almost twice the size of Australia. Moreover, much of Antarctica is a polar desert, with an annual rainfall of 200 mm (8 in) along the coast and much less inland.

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