Question

Which is the largest hot desert in the world?
1. Sahara
2. Thar
3. Mojave
4. Gobi

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Sahara

The correct answer is Sahara.

• The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world.

• It is spread over a width of 1,300 km to the north of Sudan and south of the Atlas Mountains to a length of 5,600 km from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea in the northern part of Africa.
• It also includes some coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea.
• The desert is expanded in Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Chad, Sudan and Egypt. 
• Its total area is 92,00,000 sq km.