UPSC MAP
February 17, 2025 at 03:24 PM
🔆Sahara Desert ✅The Sahara Desert is undergoing a rare transformation as heavy rainfall brings unexpected greenery to its arid landscape. 📍Sahara Desert: ✅The Sahara, located in Northern Africa, is the world's largest hot desertand the third most extensive desert after the polar deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic. ✅It spans over 9,200,000 sq. km (8% of the earth’s land area). ✅The Sahara Desert encompasses a major portion of North Africa, occupying about 31% of the entire African continent. ✅The countries within the Sahara Desert are Morocco, Mali, Mauritania, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Chad, the Niger Republic, some parts of Sudan, a small portion of Nigeria, and a small part of Burkina Faso. ✅The desert is bounded by the Mediterranean Seaand the Atlas Mountains on the northern side; the Red Sea on the eastern side; the Atlantic Ocean on the western side and the semiarid Sahel region on the southern side. ✅The highest peak in the Sahara is Emi Koussi (3,415m), a volcano located in the Tibesti Mounta

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