| Q: Only
continent without any deserts?
A: Europe.
Q:Largest desert?
A:The
Antarctic Desert, at 5.4 million square miles.
Q:Desert with the largest expanse of sand?
A:The
Arabian Desert.
Q:Driest desert?
A:The
Atacama Desert of coastal Chile contains the driest place
on earth.
Q:Desert with the highest temperature?
A:The
Sahara Desert, at 136.4ºF near Azizia, Libya.
Q:Continent with the greatest proportion of desert?
A:Australia,
with over 40% of its territory classified as desert.
Q:Most beautiful desert?
A:The
Sonoran Desert is widely considered the most beautiful desert
owing to its complex animal-plant community.
Q:Most holy desert?
A:The
Arabian Desert, which stretches through the Middle East,
contains numerous sites revered by Jews, Christians, and
Muslims.
Q:Largest
desert in North America?
A:The
Chihuahuan, at 175,000 square miles.
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