Nubian Desert | Sudan, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEBNubian Desert, desert in northeastern Sudan. It is separated from the Libyan Desert by the Nile River valley to the west, while to the north is Egypt; eastward, the Red Sea; and southward, the Nile again.
Geography of Sudan - Wikipedia
WEBDesert regions in central and northern Sudan are among the driest and the sunniest places on Earth: the sunshine duration is always uninterrupted year-round and rise to above 4,000 hours or about 91% of the time with the sky being cloudless all the time.
Sudan - Wildlife, Deserts, Savannahs | Britannica
WEBSep 27, 2024 · The desert region in the north is followed southeastward by semidesert, low-rainfall and high-rainfall savanna (grassland) with inland floodplains, and mountain vegetation regions. The desert region, with hardly any rainfall, supports permanent vegetation only near watercourses.
Sudan | History, Map, Area, Population, Religion, & Facts
WEBSep 29, 2024 · Most of northern Sudan is a sand- or gravel-covered desert, diversified by flat-topped mesas of Nubian sandstone and islandlike steep-sided granite hills. In south-central Sudan the clay plain is marked by inselbergs (isolated hills rising abruptly from the plains), the largest group of which forms the Nuba Mountains (Jibāl Al-Nūbah).
Sabu-Jaddi: The site revealing the Sahara’s verdant past - BBC
WEBJun 7, 2020 · In a remote corner of Sudan, a little-known site holds clues to the prehistoric climate change that created the world’s largest desert. Our pickup truck turned onto a dusty two-track road...
Nubian Desert - Wikipedia
WEBThe Nubian Desert (Arabic: صحراء النوبة Şaḩrā’ an Nūbah) is in the eastern region of the Sahara Desert, spanning approximately 400,000 km 2 of northeastern Sudan and northern Eritrea, between the Nile and the Red Sea.
The Red Sea Hills of Sudan - NASA Earth Observatory
WEBNov 11, 2023 · An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photo of a remote part of the Sahara Desert known as the Red Sea Hills, approximately 240 kilometers (150 miles) west of the Red Sea. This rugged topography reaches altitudes of 650–800 meters (2100–2600 feet) above sea level.
Eroded Beauty in the Sahara Desert - NASA Earth Observatory
WEBNov 12, 2022 · Taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station, this detailed photograph shows dark surfaces in the hyper-arid eastern Sahara Desert in Sudan. These surfaces are flat-topped mesas that rise 70–140 meters (230–460 feet) above the surrounding lighter-toned landscape.
Ecological Regions Of Sudan - WorldAtlas
WEBApr 25, 2017 · The northern part of Sudan is dry and comprise of Nubian Desert. The rainy season lasts between July and September with a longer sunshine duration. Sudan is divided into three biome which make up several ecological regions.
Sudan Maps & Facts - World Atlas
WEBDec 17, 2023 · Much of Sudan consists of deserts and arid grasslands with little in the way of vegetation. Massive plains and plateaus cover most of the nation. The central plain of the country can be divided into three regions depending on topography.