Libyan desert

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:grass
gptkbp:annualRainfall less than 50 mm
gptkbp:area approximately 1,100,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:borderedBy Abyssinian Plateau (to the south)
Mediterranean Sea (to the north)
Nile River (to the east)
Tibesti Mountains (to the south-west)
gptkbp:climate hyper-arid
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Abu_Minqar
gptkb:Qattara_Depression
Bahariya oasis
Dakhla oasis
Farafra oasis
Jaghbub oasis
Kharga oasis
Kufra oasis
Libyan Glass (desert glass)
Siwa oasis
Wadi al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales)
Wadi el Hitan
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Uweinat_mountain
gptkbp:historicalEvent explored by Ralph Bagnold
site of WWII Long Range Desert Group operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Libyan desert
gptkbp:knownFor sand seas
rocky plateaus
extreme aridity
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Libya
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Sudan
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Great_Sand_Sea
gptkb:Gilf_Kebir_plateau
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Sahara
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Flight_of_the_Phoenix_(1965_film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7