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Over one-third of the African continent is covered by desert, from the Mediterranean to South Africa and the Indian to the Atlantic oceans. The deserts in Africa are home to some of the most extreme landscapes and stark conditions on Earth, as well as some of the most beautiful.
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).
The Sahara (/ s ə ˈ h ɑːr ə /, / s ə ˈ h ær ə /) is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of 9,200,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi), it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic .
These vast stretches of sand and rock are not just barren wastelands; they are teeming with life, history, and stories waiting to be told. Let’s embark on a journey across the ten largest deserts in Africa. 1. Sahara Desert. The Sahara, a vast golden sea of sand, stretches over 9 million square kilometers, making it the world’s largest hot desert.
Africa hosts a large number of deserts, big and small, including the largest hottest desert in the world, the Sahara Desert.
The desert is located mainly in northern Africa, spread across 10 different countries (11 if you include Western Sahara, a disputed territory) and is therefore home to as many as 2.5 million people. Still, there’s no mistaking the fact that the Sahara Desert is, well, a desert.
Map showing the extent of the Sahara Desert in Africa. 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.
Africa's deserts are home to some of the most extreme landscapes and stark conditions on Earth. From volcanic mountains to sand dunes to chalk-rock formations, the deserts offer a combination of striking beauty and geological wonder.
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!
Africa has a number of stunning and diverse deserts, from the vast Sahara to the Namib and the Kalahari. Do you know which is the largest and the smallest?