Grand Erg Oriental

Also known as Great Eastern Erg

erg in Algeria and Tunisia

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Within Vinony's link graph, Grand Erg Oriental is referenced by 45 other articles, and connects out to Sahara, Phoenix dactylifera and Euphorbia.

The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark.

Vinony files it under Ergs of Africa, Landforms of Algeria and Natural regions of Africa.

Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Country: Algeria and Tunisia
Total: 185,000 km (71,000 sq mi)
Length: 620 km (390 mi)
Width: 400 km (250 mi)
Elevation: 280 m (920 ft)
Density: 0.11/km (0.28/sq mi)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: erg
Country: Libya
Area: 185000
Elevation: 280
Image: Dune, Grand erg près de Ksar Ghilane, Tunisien, 2004.jpg
Width: 200
Length: 600

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Commons category: Grand Erg Oriental
located in/on physical feature: Sahara

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Encyclopedic overview

The Grand Erg Oriental (English: Great Eastern Sand Sea) is a large erg or "field of sand dunes" in the Sahara Desert. Situated for the most part in Saharan lowlands of northeast Algeria, the Grand Erg Oriental covers an area of some 185,000 sq. km (about the size of North Dakota or twice the size of Portugal). It is the second largest erg in Algeria after Erg Chech. The erg's northeastern edge spills over into neighbouring Tunisia (about 30,000 sq. km) It borders the Atlas and the Aurès Mountains as well as the mountainous region of Jebel Dahar in Tunisia to the north, and the Hamada of Tinrhert and the Tademait Plateau to the south. - Erg is a Tamachek Berber word, and also a geographic term of art.

Formation and development

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Grand Erg Oriental” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.