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The Sahara covers nearly all of the northern third of Africa.

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Q: What is the name of the desert in the north of the continent of Africa?
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What is the present day name for the desert region covering northern Africa?

The Sahara Desert covers about one third of Africa and is located in the north of the continent.


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What is the name of a desert in North Africa?

Umm the Sahara desert, it takes up almost the entire norther part of Africa.


What is name of the desert in North Africa?

Umm the Sahara desert, it takes up almost the entire norther part of Africa.


In which continent is the world's largest desert?

Th Sahara Desert is the largest in the world and is located in Africa!Clarification:The Sahara is the largest hot desert but the largest desert overall is Antarctica, located on the continent of the same name.


What is the name of the larges desert that runs across north Africa?

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Which hot desert is located along the western coast?

You did not provide the name of a continent in your question. However, in North America the Sonoran Desert reaches the west coast of Mexico. In South America there is found the Atacama Desert along the coast and in Africa the Namib Desert borders the Pacific. There are others.


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What is the name given to the region of North Africa prone to drought?

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