Rebiana Sand Sea

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Rabyanah Sand Sea
بحر الرمال ربيانة
Sahara. Libya.jpg
Phoenix dactylifera Saharan date palm in the Saharan Libyan Desert, Cyrenaica - Southeastern Libya.
Map showing the location of Rabyanah Sand Sea
Map showing the location of Rabyanah Sand Sea
LocationLibya
Coordinates25°0′N 19°0′E / 25.000°N 19.000°E / 25.000; 19.000Coordinates: 25°0′N 19°0′E / 25.000°N 19.000°E / 25.000; 19.000
Part ofLibyan Desert, Sahara
Elevation360 metres (1,181 ft)
Area65,000 km2 (25,000 sq mi)

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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