Sahara
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A vast desert spanning North Africa.
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Sahara
- Deserts
The Sahara is a desert spanning North Africa. Covering 9,200,000 square kilometres, it is the world's largest hot desert and the third-largest desert overall. It extends from the Red Sea and Mediterranean region to the Atlantic Ocean, and is bounded to the south by the Sahel. Its landscape includes regions such as the Ahaggar, Tibesti and Aïr Mountains, the Ténéré, and the Libyan Desert.
- Area
- 9,200,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi)
- Location
- North Africa
- Southern boundary
- The Sahel
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Sahara (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q6583
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Project Apollo Archive. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsProject Apollo Archive, File:AS17-148-22722 (21083586453).jpgModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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