Question: where is the world's largest desert located
Answer: Rank Name Type Image Area ( km2 ) Area ( sq mi ) Location Antarctica Cold Winter 14,000,000 14,000,000 05,400,000 5,500,000 Antarctica Arctic Cold Winter 13,985,000 5,400,000 Alaska , Canada , Greenland , Iceland , Norway , Sweden , Finland , Russia Sahara Subtropical 12,000,000 9,000,000 + 03,300,000 3,300,000 + North Africa ( Algeria , Chad , Egypt , Eritrea , Libya , Mali , Mauritania , Morocco , Niger , Sudan , Tunisia and Western Sahara ) Arabian Desert Subtropical 02,330,000 2,330,000 00,900,000 900,000 Western Asia ( Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabi