Geography
What is the largest desert in the world?
The Antarctic Desert
Background
Antarctica is the largest desert in the world. It covers about 14 million square kilometers. Despite all the ice and cold it officially counts as a desert. The reason is very low precipitation. In some places it has barely rained or snowed for millions of years.
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