(Q) Which is the biggest desert in the world ?

A) Arabian Desert
B) Sahara Desert
C) Gobi Desert
D) Antarctic Desert

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D) Antarctic Desert

Explanation : The biggest desert in the world is the Antarctic Desert, which covers the continent of Antarctica and has an area of approximately 5.5 million square miles (14.2 million square kilometers).

List of some of the biggest deserts in the world

1) Antarctic Desert - covers an area of approximately 5.5 million square miles (14.2 million square kilometers) in Antarctica.

2) Arctic Desert - covers an area of approximately 5.4 million square miles (13.9 million square kilometers) in the Arctic region.

3) Sahara Desert - covers an area of approximately 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers) in Northern Africa.

4) Arabian Desert - covers an area of approximately 900,000 square miles (2.3 million square kilometers) in Western Asia.

5) Gobi Desert - covers an area of approximately 500,000 square miles (1.3 million square kilometers) in China and Mongolia.

6) Kalahari Desert - covers an area of approximately 360,000 square miles (930,000 square kilometers) in Southern Africa.

7) Patagonian Desert - covers an area of approximately 260,000 square miles (673,000 square kilometers) in Argentina and Chile.

8) Syrian Desert - covers an area of approximately 200,000 square miles (520,000 square kilometers) in Western Asia.

9) Great Basin Desert - covers an area of approximately 190,000 square miles (492,000 square kilometers) in the western United States.

10) Chihuahuan Desert - covers an area of approximately 140,000 square miles (362,000 square kilometers) in North America.