Sahara - Wikipedia
The Sahara covers large parts of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Western Saharaand Sudan, and parts of southern Moroccoand Tunisia. It covers 9 million square kilometres (3,500,000 sq mi), 31% of the African continent.
Location, History, Map, Countries, Animals, & Facts - Britannica
4 days ago · Sahara, largest desert in the world. Filling nearly all of northern Africa, it measures approximately 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from east to west and between 800 to 1,200 miles from north to south and has a total area of some 3,320,000 square miles (8,600,000 square km).
How the Sahara Was Born - Scientific American
Nov 1, 2019 · The Sahara is the world's largest and most legendary subtropical desert, but knowledge about it is surprisingly limited. Even estimates of when it formed vary widely, from more than five million...
What Really Turned the Sahara Desert From a Green Oasis Into …
Mar 24, 2017 · When most people imagine an archetypal desert landscape—with its relentless sun, rippling sand and hidden oases—they often picture the Sahara. But 11,000 years ago, what we know today as the ...
Sahara Desert - WorldAtlas
Oct 29, 2021 · The Sahara Desert covers vast parts of 11 North African nations including Algeria, Egypt, Mali, Morocco, Western Sahara, Tunisia, Chad, Libya, Mauritania, Niger, and Sudan within its boundaries. The name of the Sahara Desert has been derived from the Arabic word ‘sahra’ which means ‘desert.’.
Sahara - Nomads, Bedouins, Tuareg | Britannica
4 days ago · Although as large as the United States, the Sahara (excluding the Nile valley) is estimated to contain only some 2.5 million inhabitants—less than 1 person per square mile (0.4 per square kilometre).
Learn About the Sahara Desert - ThoughtCo
Sep 23, 2024 · 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.
Sahara Desert - New World Encyclopedia
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 - Wildlife, Reptiles, Mammals | Britannica
Oct 8, 2024 · Sahara - Wildlife, Reptiles, Mammals: Relict tropical fauna of the northern Sahara include tropical catfish and chromides found at Biskra, Algeria, and in isolated oases of the Sahara; cobras and pygmy crocodiles may still exist in …
Sahara - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sahara, [1] in North Africa, is the largest desert in the world except for Antarctica. The Sahara is the largest hot desert. It is between 4,500 and 5,500 kilometres (2,800 and 3,400 mi) long and between 1,500 and 2,000 kilometres (930 and 1,240 mi) wide.