Libyan Desert
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Geography
•Desert is primarily sand and hamada or stony plain, sand plains, dunes, ridges and some depressions (basins) typify the endorheic region, with no rivers draining into or out of the desert
•There are three sand seas, which contain dunes up to 512 meters in height, cover approximately one quarter of the region •The Libyan Desert covers an area of approximately 1,100,000 km2 •Desert features a striking diversity of landscapes including mountains such as Jebel Uweinat and the the Gilf Kebir plateau |
The Libyan Desert is very large and dry
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