What is the extent of Sahara Desert?

- Northern Africa

Total Area:

- Approximately 9 million square kilometers (3.47 million square miles)

Spanning Countries:

- Algeria

- Chad

- Egypt

- Libya

- Mali

- Mauritania

- Morocco

- Niger

- Sudan

- Tunisia

- Western Sahara

Regional Characteristics:

- Largest hot desert in the world

- Covers about 31% of Africa's total land area

- Extends from the Red Sea in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west

- Bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Sahel region to the south

Additional details:

- Diverse landscapes, including sand dunes (ergs), rocky plateaus (hamadas), gravel plains (regs), and oasis

- Contains several mountain ranges, the highest being the Tibesti Mountains in northern Chad

- Home to various endemic flora and fauna

- Experiencing desertification due to climate change and human activities