Size comparison

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Sahara Desert is about 6 times bigger than Alaska.

Alaska is approximately 1,481,348 sq km, while Sahara Desert is approximately 9,200,000 km² (3,552,138 sq mi), making Sahara Desert 521% larger than Alaska.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Alaska vs. Sahara Desert uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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