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Feb 5, 2024 · Planet Earth. The Sahara Desert: Everything to Know About the Largest Desert in the World. The largest hot desert in the world is vast and desolate, yet the Sahara is also home to a diverse array of plant, animal, and human life. By Stephen C. George. Feb 5, 2024 7:00 PM. Nomads leading a camel in the Sahara Desert, Morocco.
Mar 24, 2017 · March 24, 2017. One of the world's most iconic deserts was once lush and green. What happened? Alamy. When most people imagine an archetypal desert landscape—with its relentless sun, rippling sand...
Sahara, Largest desert in the world, encompassing almost all of northern Africa. Covering an area of about 3.3 million sq mi (8.6 million sq km), it is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlas Mountains, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Sahel region.
Aug 12, 2019 · The Sahara Desert is located in the northern portion of Africa and covers over 3,500,000 square miles (9,000,000 sq km) or roughly 10% of the continent. It is bounded in the east by the Red Sea and it stretches west to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Sahara, located in Northern Africa, is the world's largest hot desert and second largest desert after Antarctica at over 3.5 million square miles (9 million square kilometers). Almost as large as the United States, it crosses the borders of 11 nations.
Sahara - Exploration, Climate, Geography | Britannica. Contents. Home Geography & Travel Physical Geography of Land Deserts. Study and exploration. Classical accounts describe the Sahara much as it is today—a vast and formidable barrier.
Jun 16, 2023 · The Sahara Desert is located in North Africa. It covers parts of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan and Tunisia. The map below shows the location of the Sahara Desert. You can't miss it: it's the huge expanse of yellow that covers most of the top of Africa! Sahara Desert Borders.
