The Sahara Desert The Biggest Desert |
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| Author:
| Weintraub, Aileen |
| Series title: | Great Record Breakers in Nature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8239-5640-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
| Publisher: | Rosen Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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The Sahara is almost as large as the United States. Daytime temperatures have soared to 136 degrees Fahrenheit and, hours later, plunged to below freezing at night. Few could survive more than four hours there without water. Yet, this hostile environment is home to 2.5 million people.
The Sahara is almost as large as the United States. Daytime temperatures have soared to 136 degrees Fahrenheit and, hours later, plunged to below freezing at night. Few could survive more than four hours there without water. Yet, this hostile environment is home to 2.5 million people.