Western Desert
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In Egypt, the Western Desert is an area of the Sahara that lies west of the river Nile, up to the Libyan border, and south from the Mediterranean Sea to the border with Sudan. It is named in contrast
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White Desert, Rock formations in desert landscape, Egypt
Great Sand Sea
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The Great Sand Sea is an approximately 72,000 km2 sand desert in the Sahara that stretches from western Egypt to eastern Libya, in North Africa. Most of the area is covered by sand dunes.
Western Desert
…both are part of the broader Libyan Desert in North Africa. The Western Desert is mostly rocky desert, save for an area of sandy desert, known as the Great Sand Sea, lying to the west and extending across the Libyan border. The desert covers an area of 680,650 km2 (262,800 sq mi) which is two-thirds of the land…
Stony area of the Great Sand Sea.
Dune pattern in the Great Sand Sea, Egypt. NASA Earth Observatory.