Names of deserts around the world include the Sahara, Kalahari and Namib Deserts in Africa, the Arabian Desert in the Middle East and the Thar Desert in Asia. In Australia, there are the Gibson, Great Sandy, Great Victoria and Simpson and Sturt Stony Deserts while in the Americas the Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan are common Deserts. Among these, the Sahara is the largest covering 3.5 million square miles.