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The Sahara is the …..(6)….. hot desert in the world, and the third largest desert behind Antarctica and the Arctic, which are ….(7)…. cold deserts. The Sahara is one …(8)…. the harshest environments on Earth, covering 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers), nearly a third of the African continent, about the size of the United States …(9)….. Alaska and Hawaii. The name of the desert comes ……(10)…. the Arabic word ṣaḥrāʾ, which means "desert."

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The Middle East and North Africa are one of the driest regions on earth. Nearly two-thirds of the region is desert. The Sahara Desert of northern Africa is the largest desert in the world. Desert air contains little moisture, so few clouds form over the land. Without clouds to block the sun, temperatures may reach as much as 125°F during the day. At night, without the clouds to contain the heat, the temperature can fall to as low as 125°F. Extreme temperatures combining with little rainfall make desert life difficult for people, plants, and animals. Therefore, some life forms have adapted to even the most severe desert environment. Camels are able to survive long periods without food or water. Many desert plants have long, shallow root systems. This allows the plants to reach out to collect water over great distances. Other desert plants have taproots. Taproots grow very deep so they can tap sources of underground water. Plant life in the desert is usually spread out over great distances. This is why deserts are often described as barren, or lifeless.

The South East and North Africa are the driest regions in the world.

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In terms of sheer size, the Antarctic Desert is the largest desert on Earth, measuring a total of 13.8 million square kilometers. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, and most isolated continent on Earth, and is considered a desert because its annual precipitation can be less than 51 mm in the interior.

It’s covered by a permanent ice sheet that contains 90% of the Earth’s fresh water. Only 2% of the continent isn’t covered by ice, and this land is strictly along the coasts, where all the life that is associated with the land mass (i.e. penguins, seals and various species of birds) reside. The other 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice which averages 1.6 km in thickness.

There are no permanent human residents, but anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 researchers inhabit the research stations scattered across the continent – the largest being McMurdo Station, located on the tip of Ross Island. Beyond a limited range of mammals, only certain cold-adapted species of mites, algaes, and tundra vegetation can survive there.

 What is the size of the Antarctic Desert?

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The Middle East and North Africa are one of the driest regions on earth. Nearly two-thirds of the region is desert. The Sahara Desert of northern Africa is the largest desert in the world. Desert air contains little moisture, so few clouds form over the land. Without clouds to block the sun, temperatures may reach as much as 125°F during the day. At night, without the clouds to contain the heat, the temperature can fall to as low as 125°F. Extreme temperatures combining with little rainfall make desert life difficult for people, plants, and animals. Therefore, some life forms have adapted to even the most severe desert environment. Camels are able to survive long periods without food or water. Many desert plants have long, shallow root systems. This allows the plants to reach out to collect water over great distances. Other desert plants have taproots. Taproots grow very deep so they can tap sources of underground water. Plant life in the desert is usually spread out over great distances. This is why deserts are often described as barren, or lifeless.

The Sahara Desert is located in the Asia.

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The Sahara is the …..(6)….. hot desert in the world, and the third largest desert behind Antarctica and the Arctic, which are ….(7)…. cold deserts. The Sahara is one …(8)…. the harshest environments on Earth, covering 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers), nearly a third of the African continent, about the size of the United States …(9)….. Alaska and Hawaii. The name of the desert comes ……(10)…. the Arabic word ṣaḥrāʾ, which means "desert."

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In terms of sheer size, the Antarctic Desert is the largest desert on Earth, measuring a total of 13.8 million square kilometers. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, and most isolated continent on Earth, and is considered a desert because its annual precipitation can be less than 51 mm in the interior.

It’s covered by a permanent ice sheet that contains 90% of the Earth’s fresh water. Only 2% of the continent isn’t covered by ice, and this land is strictly along the coasts, where all the life that is associated with the land mass (i.e. penguins, seals and various species of birds) reside. The other 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice which averages 1.6 km in thickness.

There are no permanent human residents, but anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 researchers inhabit the research stations scattered across the continent – the largest being McMurdo Station, located on the tip of Ross Island. Beyond a limited range of mammals, only certain cold-adapted species of mites, algaes, and tundra vegetation can survive there.

Why is the Antarctic Desert considered a desert?

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The Sahara is the …..(6)….. hot desert in the world, and the third largest desert behind Antarctica and the Arctic, which are ….(7)…. cold deserts. The Sahara is one …(8)…. the harshest environments on Earth, covering 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers), nearly a third of the African continent, about the size of the United States …(9)….. Alaska and Hawaii. The name of the desert comes ……(10)…. the Arabic word ṣaḥrāʾ, which means "desert."