Rabyanah Sand Sea
بحر الرمال ربيانة
Desert
Phoenix dactylifera Saharan date palm in the Saharan Libyan Desert, Cyrenaica - Southeastern Libya.
Phoenix dactylifera Saharan date palm in the Saharan Libyan Desert, Cyrenaica - Southeastern Libya.
Rabyanah Sand Sea is located in Libya
Rabyanah Sand Sea
Rabyanah Sand Sea
Coordinates: 25°0′N 19°0′E / 25.000°N 19.000°E / 25.000; 19.000
LocationLibya
Part ofLibyan Desert, Sahara
Area
 • Total65,000 km2 (25,000 sq mi)
Elevation360 m (1,180 ft)

The Rabyanah Sand Sea, Rabyanah, is a sand desert region in the southeastern sector of Libya with a surface of approximately 65,000 km2.[1]

Geography

The area of the Rabyanah Sand Sea is in the western part of the Libyan Desert in the Kufra District of the Cyrenaica region. It is named after the oasis town of Rabyanah located towards its eastern end.

Together with the Calanshio Sand Sea and the Great Sand Sea, the Rabyanah Sand Sea is part of the greater Libyan Desert.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Desert Geomorphology, p. 403
  2. ^ Besler, Helga (2008). The Great Sand Sea in Egypt: Formation, Dynamics and Environmental Change: A Sediment-Analytical Approach. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 1–3. ISBN 978-0-444-52941-1.


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