Rebiana Sand Sea
Rabyanah Sand Sea | |
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بحر الرمال ربيانة | |
Location | Libya |
Coordinates | 25°0′N 19°0′E / 25.000°N 19.000°ECoordinates: 25°0′N 19°0′E / 25.000°N 19.000°E |
Part of | Libyan Desert, Sahara |
Elevation | 360 metres (1,181 ft) |
Area | 65,000 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[]
- ^ Desert Geomorphology, p. 403
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Cyrenaica
- Deserts of Libya
- Dunes of Libya
- Ergs of Africa
- Kufra District
- Landforms of Libya
- Sahara
- Libya geography stubs