Sahara Desert – the largest hot desert on Earth

Spanning across North Africa, the Sahara （撒哈拉沙漠） is the largest hot desert on Earth (the cold desert of Antarctica is larger). The name Sahara comes from the Arabic word sahara, meaning “deserts.” It covers about 9,300,000 km2 (~3,600,000 square miles) stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. North of the Sahara is the Mediterranean Sea （地中海）. South is the Sahel ...Read More