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Sahara desert (ecoregion)
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The Sahara desert, as defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), includes the hyper-arid center of the Sahara, between latitudes 18° N and 30° N.[1] It is one of several desert and xeric shrubland ecoregions that cover the northern portion of the African continent.
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Sahara desert | |
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![]() Sand dunes in Tadrart Acacus, a desert area in western Libya | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Palearctic |
Biome | Deserts and xeric shrublands |
Geography | |
Area | 4,619,260 km2 (1,783,510 sq mi) |
Country | |
Rivers | Nile River; intermittent rivers and streams |
Climate type | hot desert and hyper-arid |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Vulnerable |
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