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- Sahara is Arabic for desert
- 3,500,000 square miles
- Receives less than 3 inches of rain each year
- Saharan sand dunes can reach heights of 600 feet
- Estimated to be over 3 million years old
- Strong winds create sand storms and shape dunes
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The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert and the second largest in the world next to Antarctica. Almost the size of the United States, the Sahara covers 10% of the African continent, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east. Sand dunes make up about 15% of the desert, rocky plains comprise another 70% and the remainder consists of limestone and shale plateaus.
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Flora and Fauna
Although temperatures can reach up to 57°C and then drop below freezing in some areas, the Sahara is home to a surprisingly large number of plant and animal species. An estimated 70 species of mammal, 100 species of reptile, 90 species of bird and 500 plant species make the Sahara their home. Human inhabitants number less than two million, consisting mainly of the nomadic Tuareg, Tibbu and Moor tribes. -
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Sahara Desert Questions
Have you ever visited the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (near Tucson)? If so, what did you think? 2 AnswersEventhough i didn't get a chance to visit the Arizona sonora desert museum i have heard it from my friends who have visited. It's described as a world-renowned... read more
What is the best LoCarb/Sugar Free desert that you have ever tasted? 5 AnswersI haven't had a chance to try this yet, but it sounds amazingly good and is from Michael Eades, the author of Protein Power. Mixture of pomegranate seeds and... read more
What 5 songs would be on your iPod if you were trapped on a desert island? 12 AnswersFive is so few! Still, my very short list would include "Splendid Isolation" by Warren Zevon. I would be, after all, alone. ... read more
Is Lima Peru a coastal desert? 3 AnswersYes it is. Much of the west coast of South America is a coastal desert thanks to three factors: the Andes mountains blocking rain from the Amazon area to the ea... read more
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Sahara Travel
- Mahalo's guide to Egypt | Libya | Sudan | Nile River
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Is this the lost Persian army? Compelling remains uncovered in the Sahara Desert | Mail Online - http://shar.es/ai6Ga
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The sahara desert would freeze over before fifa would replay the ireland v france match. Another football game with cheating masterpiece.
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obertan: take the mittens off you wanker, you're from FRANCE not the Sahara bloody desert
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managed to get some sleep last night, but only after i opened the window to get some humidity in my room. it's like the sahara desert here!
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Only three countries in the world are bigger than the Sahara desert. Russia, China and Canada
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