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Deserts come in many shapes, sizes and climates -- Antarctica and the Arctic are the world's largest deserts. The technical definition of a desert area is a region that receives under 10 inches of precipitation per year, though the climate can range from extremely arid to semi-arid.
Outside of polar regions, Northern Africa's Sahara Desert is the world's largest desert at more than 3.5 million square miles (nine million square kilometers), which is slightly smaller that the size of the United States, the world's fourth largest country.utside of polar regions, Northern Africa's Sahara Desert is the world's largest desert at more than 3.5 million square miles (nine million square kilometers), which is slightly smaller that the size of the United States, the world's fourth largest country.