Great Sand Sea

Great Sand Sea
بحر الرمال العظيم
Desert
The dunes of the Great Sand Sea near Siwa, Egypt
The dunes of the Great Sand Sea near Siwa, Egypt
Map of the topographic features of the Sahara
Map of the topographic features of the Sahara
CountryEgypt and Libya
Area
 • Total
72,000 km2 (28,000 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Stony area of the Great Sand Sea.
Dune pattern in the Great Sand Sea, Egypt. NASA Earth Observatory.

The Great Sand Sea is an approximately 72,000 km2 (28,000 sq mi) sand desert (erg) in the Sahara stretched from western Egypt and eastern Libya in North Africa. Most of the area is covered by sand dunes.[1]

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