As we know, the desert is a geographic area whose annual rainfall are less than 25 cm (10 inches) annually. Deserts seem to areas where there is life, whether it is a set of dunes, sand everywhere, high temperatures and wind storms. However, the reality is that deserts are home to countless creatures and plants themselves. There are birds, reptiles, spiders and scorpions in the desert, also some species of felines and other mammals that have adapted, including human ethnicities. Generally, life in the desert takes place at night when temperatures drop.
The Sahara Desert is the largest whole world (9,000,000 km2 or 3,500,000 miles square) is located in northern Africa and has over 2.5 million years
Following the mass inconceivable Sahara Desert, Africa is divided into two regions: above or that is part of the Sahara, and the rest of southern Africa the desert. West Sahara is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean , and east by the Red Sea ; to her north, the Atlas mountains and the Mediterranean .
It covers the territory of the following countries: Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Nigeria, Libya, Egypt and Chad .
Contrary to popular belief that the Sahara desert is just made from sand, the truth is that it is composed of 70% gravel plains, sand dunes, while the remaining 30% is Arena. Sahara receives
less than 3 inches. of rain in a year (7.6 cm), even in the more humid areas of the Sahara desert, it could rain twice a week, and not rain again for years.
Other information:
- The February 18, 1979 it snowed in the Sahara Desert is the only time you have registered the fact.
- Approximately one third of Earth's land surface is desert. Video
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