Sahara Desert Traditional Cache
Cacheapalooza Crew 2: Making room for CP10
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The Sahara is the largest subtropical hot desert in the world and third largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic. At over 9,400,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq.mi.), it covers most of North Africa, making it almost as large as China or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea to the east, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts to the Atlantic Ocean to the west. To the south, it is delimited by the Sahel, a belt of semi-arid tropical savannah, that composes the northern region of central and western Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Sahara is a harsh environment with extreme conditions. It is the world's hottest desert. The Sahara has mainly a subtropical hot desert climate, with long, prolonged, extremely hot to scorching summers while the winters stay short, brief, extremely warm to truly very hot. The climate of this desert is also characterized by a perpetual clear sky, fair weather and by very low, and even almost non-existent rainfall but the precipitation is also very irregular and sporadic.
Some of the sand dunes can reach 180 metres (590 feet) in height. The name comes from the plural Arabic word for desert.
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Placement of this geocache has been approved by Rob Rossmanith, Park Biologist. Please remember, all wheels off the paved road when parking. Do not block any gates or trailheads, and follow the posted speed limits.
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