2007-02-13 04:32:10 · 21 answers · asked by damon h 1 in Environment
Iceland supersize black forest gateaux.
2007-02-13 04:35:53 · answer #1 · answered by First Ascent 4 Thistle 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
The world's largest desert is actually the continent of Antarctica; it is the world's driest place. It receives less than two inches of precipitation annually. Antarctica is 5,5 square miles (14,245,000 square kilometers) in area.
Outside of polar regions, Northern Africa's Sahara Desert is the world's largest desert at more than 3.5 million square miles (9 million square kilometers), which is slightly smaller that the size of the United States, the world's fourth largest country. The Sahara stretches from Mauritania to Egypt and Sudan.
2007-02-13 07:49:53 · answer #2 · answered by Raven Shiranui 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The largest Desert in the World is the Sahara at 9.07 Million Square km. (41.7% of worlds desert regions). The second Largest is the Austrailian Desert at 3.37 square km's (15.5% of worlds desert regions. (ref. G.Jones et al, Collins Dictionary of Environmental science 1990).
Deserts are increasing in size due to overgrazing of neighbouring areas, deforestation and water extraction which all lead to soil erosion and encroachment of sand. Effectively this leads to displacement of populations and hunger which put pressure on other areas and natural resourses.
In the case of my Desserts they actually get smaller and vanish off my plate very quickly ;-)
2007-02-14 00:55:18 · answer #3 · answered by Tim C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest dessert...not sure. The biggest desert is the Sahara. :-)
2007-02-13 04:40:39 · answer #4 · answered by Enchanted 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A Creamsicle made in Downtown New York last year... Problem was, it melted....
Did you mean DESERT?? Id have to say Antarctica. A desert does not denote sand and sun - a desert is any place on earth that life cannot survive for long periods... The ice of the Antarctic continent is pretty much a desert of its own...
2007-02-13 04:41:11 · answer #5 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the shara and it is growing ,like a fire out of control by 7 kilometres a year ,the shimmering borders consuming the growth on the edges
in china tewo mayor desserts are growing into one ,this will also be significant
millions of farmers of more than 900 villages are running for their lives from the aproaching dust storms that burry everything
2007-02-16 19:25:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sahara
2007-02-16 09:05:12 · answer #7 · answered by cutest pooky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sahara
2007-02-13 09:47:45 · answer #8 · answered by CLIVE C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sahara
2007-02-13 04:35:46 · answer #9 · answered by sauras 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Mum's rice pudding!
Oh Desert,that's a different matter
The Sahara is the largest non-polar desert,
2007-02-13 04:45:26 · answer #10 · answered by Lee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What's your definition of a desert?
Must it be land?
If just defined by rainfall, then maybe large areas of the Pacific are desert? After all most rain falls when clouds rise over mountains.
Just a thought.
2007-02-13 09:21:40 · answer #11 · answered by a Real Truthseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋