Great Sand Sea

Great Sand Sea
بحر الرمال العظيم
Desert
The dunes of the Great Sand Sea near Siwa, Egypt
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)

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

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