Great Sand Sea

Summary

Great Sand Sea is an erg^[1]. It draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (erg category, ranking #3 of 15).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great Sand Sea is in the country of Egypt^[3].
• Great Sand Sea is in the country of Libya^[4].
• Great Sand Sea's image is recorded as SiwaSandDunes.jpg^[5].
• Great Sand Sea's instance of is recorded as erg^[6].
• Great Sand Sea's part of is recorded as Libyan Desert^[7].
• Great Sand Sea's Commons category is recorded as Great Sand Sea^[8].
• Great Sand Sea's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.9, 'lon': 26.033333333333}^[9].
• Great Sand Sea's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01cs6n^[10].
• Great Sand Sea's GeoNames ID is recorded as 356473^[11].
• Great Sand Sea's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+263'}^[12].
• Great Sand Sea's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+72000'}^[13].
• Great Sand Sea's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -294882^[14].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Egypt^[3], a sovereign state^[15], in Egypt^[16], founded in 1922^[17] and Libya^[4], a sovereign state^[18], in Libya^[19], founded in 1551^[20]. Great Sand Sea's part of is recorded as Libyan Desert^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Great Sand Sea's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+72000'}^[13]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+263'}^[12].

Designation and Status

Great Sand Sea's instance of is recorded as erg^[6].

Why It Matters

Great Sand Sea draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (erg category, ranking #3 of 15).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]