The Sahara (/ s ə ˈ h ɑːr ə /, / s ə ˈ h ɛr 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. [2] …

4 days ago · Sahara, largest hot 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).

Oct 29, 2021 · 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.

Feb 5, 2024 · It is the biggest desert of its kind in the world — almost as big as the entirety of the United States. Despite its desolation, it is nevertheless home to millions of people and hundreds of species of plant and animal life.

The Sahara is the largest hot desert and the second largest desert on Earth by area after the Antarctic Desert. It is located in the north of the African continent.

Sahara is the World’s largest and most extensive hot desert located in North Africa. The Arabic word ṣaḥrāʾmeans “desert.” It ranks as the third largest desert after the cold deserts Antarctica and the Arctic.

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.

The Sahara Desert ecoregion covers an area of 4,619,260 km 2 (1,783,510 sq mi) in the hot, hyper-arid centre of the Sahara, surrounded on the north, south, east, and west by desert ecoregions with higher rainfall and more vegetation.

4 days ago · Sahara - Exploration, Climate, Geography: Classical accounts describe the Sahara much as it is today—a vast and formidable barrier.