The most extensive hot desert on Earth, the Sahara Desert covers the vast majority of North Africa and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Red Sea to the east, and the Sahel to the south.
A storied and unforgiving land, the Sahara is a testament to nature’s unrelenting and awesome power. The ever-shifting dunes of the Sahara have stood witness to some of Western civilization’s most important moments.
