The Most Reputable Five African Deserts
Here’s a list of five reputable deserts in Africa.
1 Sahara Desert
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert on planet-crossing over 12 African countries with 3.6 million square miles. Its size is compared to the entire United States consisting of nomadic tribes, lost cities and shifting sands. It is around 7 million years old.
2 Kalahari Desert
The word Kalahari comes from the Tswana word Kgala, meaning great thirst, and Kgalagadi, meaning waterless place. It’s a 350,000 square miles desert that cuts across Botswana, Namibia, South Africa.
This is a 155,000 square miles desert in South Africa and it is known for low rainfalls. It’s very . It’s very extremely hot and cold weather is also a known feature of the desert.
4 Danakil Desert
This desert oreads across Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti. The 52, 879 square miles desert has one of the most extreme environments with lava lakes, volcanoes hot springs and some multi-coloured salt lakes.
5 Chalbi Desert
This is in north Kenya and it is 38, 610 square miles. It is one of the hottest and most Harris places in Kenya.
