S. No.

Name

Type

Location

Area (in sq.km)

1.

Antarctica Desert

Polar ice and Tundra

Antarctica

14,200,000

2.

Arctic Desert

Polar ice and Tundra

Eastern Europe

Northern America

Northern Asia

Northern Europe

13,900,000

3.

Sahara Desert

Subtropical

Eastern Africa

Middle Africa

Northern Africa

Western Africa

9,200,000

4.

Great Australian

Subtropical

Australia

2,700,000

5.

Arabian Desert

Subtropical

Western Asia

2,330,000

6.

Gobi Desert

Cold winter

Eastern Asia

1,295,000

7.

Kalahari Desert

Subtropical

Southern Africa

900,000

8.

Patagonian Desert

Cold winter

South America

673,000

9.

Syrian Desert

Subtropical

Western Asia

500,000

10.

Great Basin

Cold winter

North America

492,098

• Mount K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth.
• It is part of the Karakorum Range.
• It is located on the China–Pakistan border between Baltistan in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.
• K2, at 8,611 meters above sea level.
• K-2 is Also Known As Godwin Austin.
  
• 'K' standing for Karakoram.
• K2 mountain was first measured by Godwin Austen in 1856.
• The Silk Route is also known as the Karakoram Highway.

Additional information:

• The first highest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest.
• It is located in Nepal.
• The new height of Mount Everest is 8,848.86m (29,032 feet).
• Mount Everest was named after George Everest in 1856.

Last verified on 01-04-2026