Human activity, climate change impacted world's largest desert

There are a number of very interesting and unique places that can be found on Planet Earth, and the spectacular Sahara desert is certainly one of those places.

The Sahara is the world's largest desert with an area of about 3.6 million square-miles, which is roughly equal to the size of the United States. It extends more than 3,500 miles across northern Africa and stretches over 1,200 miles from north to south.

The landscape includes mountain ranges, rocky plateaus, gravelly plains and sandy wastes. The barren and desolate desert is broken only by some cultivated land along the Nile River and a few scattered oases.

The climate around the Sahara varies, but in general it is hot and dry. In some parts of the Sahara, the annual rainfall averages less than 4 inches — often coming in a single storm — while large areas of the eastern and western parts receive less than 1 inch of rain annually.

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