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World Deserts Database
A structured deserts and salt flats database with area, countries, coordinates, summaries, and page links.
Methodology
Records are curated into a consistent schema: name, type, country, region, main metric, secondary context, coordinates, summary, page path, and optional canonical place path. Metrics are intended for reference and comparison, not live operational status.
Top 8 Records
The table below is the on-page Top 8 database preview. Download CSV or JSON for the complete structured dataset.
| Name | Type | Country | Region | Area | Coordinates | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antarctic Desert Antarctica is considered a polar desert because of its very low precipitation. | Polar desert | Antarctica | Antarctica | About 14 million sq km | 82.8628 S, 135.0000 E | Page |
| Sahara The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. | Desert | North Africa | North Africa | About 9.2 million sq km | 23.4162 N, 25.6628 E | Page |
| Arabian Desert The Arabian Desert covers much of the Arabian Peninsula. | Desert | Saudi Arabia and Arabian Peninsula | Middle East | About 2.3 million sq km | 23.0000 N, 46.0000 E | Page |
| Gobi The Gobi is a large cold desert spanning Mongolia and northern China. | Desert | Mongolia and China | East Asia | About 1.3 million sq km | 42.5000 N, 103.0000 E | Page |
| Kalahari The Kalahari is a large semi-arid sandy region in southern Africa. | Desert | Botswana, Namibia and South Africa | Southern Africa | About 900,000 sq km | 23.0000 S, 22.0000 E | Page |
| Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is known for extreme aridity and high-altitude landscapes. | Desert | Chile | South America | About 105,000 sq km | 24.5000 S, 69.2500 W | Page |
| Namib Desert The Namib Desert is a coastal desert along the Atlantic side of southern Africa. | Coastal desert | Namibia | Southwestern Africa | About 81,000 sq km | 24.7500 S, 15.3000 E | Page |
| Salar de Uyuni Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat and one of Bolivia's most recognizable landscapes. | Salt flat | Bolivia | Altiplano | About 10,582 sq km | 20.1338 S, 67.4891 W | Page |