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Over one-third of the African continent is covered by desert, from the Mediterranean to South Africa and the Indian to the Atlantic oceans. The deserts in Africa are home to some of the most extreme landscapes and stark conditions on Earth, as well as some of the most beautiful.
Africa Deserts Map showing the location of all the vast deserts of Africa on map. Discover the unique features and diverse landscapes of the Sahara, Kalahari, Namib, and more. These deserts have unique ecosystems and support a diverse range of flora and fauna, as well as a rich cultural history.
Sahara, largest desert in the world. Filling nearly all of northern Africa, it measures approximately 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from east to west and between 800 to 1,200 miles from north to south and has a total area of some 3,320,000 square miles (8,600,000 square km).
Africa hosts a large number of deserts, big and small, including the largest hottest desert in the world, the Sahara Desert.
Explore Africa's stunning deserts through captivating pictures, helpful maps, intriguing facts, and much more.
Kalahari Desert, large basinlike plain of the interior plateau of Southern Africa. It occupies almost all of Botswana, the eastern third of Namibia, and the northernmost part of Northern Cape province in South Africa. In the southwest it merges with the Namib, the coastal desert of Namibia.
Map showing the extent of the Sahara Desert in Africa. The Sahara Desert covers vast parts of 11 North African nations including Algeria, Egypt, Mali, Morocco, Western Sahara, Tunisia, Chad, Libya, Mauritania, Niger, and Sudan within its boundaries.
Deserts in Africa make up one-third of the continent's total area. The most famous of these deserts are Sahara, Kalahari, and Karoo deserts.
Africa is the hottest continent on the planet. Almost two-thirds of its land mass consists of drylands and deserts, which may appear bleak and inhospitable but are, in fact, home to a vast array of plant and animal species. In this article, we list each of Africa’s deserts from largest to smallest.
Africa's deserts are home to some of the most extreme landscapes and stark conditions on Earth. From volcanic mountains to sand dunes to chalk-rock formations, the deserts offer a combination of striking beauty and geological wonder.