The United States of America is a country which is located in Northern America whereas the Sahara is a desert on the African continent. Today in this article we will discuss the size comparison between the United States of America and the Sahara Desert.
Size
Is the United States of America Bigger than the Sahara Desert?
The total area of the United States of America is 3,796,742 sq mi and the total area of the Sahara Desert is 3,600,000 sq mi. The United States of America is bigger than the Sahara Desert by 196,742 sq mi. The United States of America is around 1.1 times bigger than the Sahara Desert.
Area of the United States of America: 3,796,742 sq mi ( 9,833,520 km2 )
Area of the Sahara Desert: 3,600,000 sq mi ( 9,200,000 km2 )
The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world. It stretches from the Red Sea in the east and the Mediterranean in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the west, where the landscape gradually changes from desert to coastal plains.
Basically, the desert comprises much of North Africa. The Sahara covers large parts of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan, and Tunisia.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of the USA:
40° 0′ 0″ N, 100° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of the Sahara Desert:
23° 0′ 0″ N, 13° 0′ 0″ E
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