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Sahara d esert Desert in Africa The Sahara is the largest hot desert and the third largest desert in the world after Antarctica and the Arctic. Its area of 9,200,000 square kilometres is comparable to the area of the United States. Area : 9.2 million km² Length : 4,800 km (2,983 mi), E/W Biome : Desert Width : 1,800 km (1,118 mi), N/S Lowest point : Qattara Depression −133 m (−436 ft) Highest point : Emi Koussi 3,415 m (11,204 ft) The Sahara ( Arabic : الصحراء الكبرى , aṣ-ṣaḥrāʾ al-kubrā , 'the Greatest Desert') is the larges...