What is the largest desert in the world?
Answer
The Antarctic Desert
A desert is defined by precipitation, not heat, and Antarctica receives very little. That makes it the largest desert on Earth at around 14 million square kilometres, ahead of the Sahara. Quizzes expecting 'the Sahara' are using the older, warmer definition.
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