Question
Download Solution PDFThe Sahara Desert is located in which of the following continent?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Africa.
Key Points
- The Sahara Desert is located in Africa.
- It is the largest desert in the world.
Additional Information
- All northern Africa is filled with this dessert.
- The total area of the Desert is somewhere about 3,320,000 square miles.
- The Desert expands and contracts, so the area of the Desert varies.
- In the west, the Desert is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.
- The Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea border the Desert in the north.
- The Red Sea bounds the Mountain in the East.
- Atop the African shield, the Sahara sits.
- Denuded pre-Cambrian rocks make the African shield.
- Mesozoic deposits cover the Sahara Desert.
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