Rebiana Sand Sea Explained

Rabyanah Sand Sea
Type:Desert
Map:Libya
Relief:yes
Label:Rabyanah Sand Sea
Location:Libya
Coordinates:25°N 19°W
Part Of:Libyan Desert, Sahara
Elevation M:360
Surface Elevation M:-->
Area:65000km2
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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

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=WOcUNbRUGtwC&pg=PA403 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. .