> [!infobox] > # **Sahara** > # ⵜⵉⵏⵉⵔⵉ > # الصحراء الكبرى > ## *desierto* > ![[Pasted image 20261008190942.png]] > ##### 🌐 > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | Extensión |<center>*4800 km*</center>| > | Anchura|<center>*1800 km*</center>| > | Área |<center>*9,200,000* km²</center> | > | Población |<center>*2.5 M*[^1]</center>| > | Ciudad más poblada |<center>[[Nuakchot]]</center>| **El Sahara** es el desierto *cálido* más grande del mundo y el tercero más grande después de la [[Antártida]] y el [[Ártico]]. >[!grid] >![[Pasted image 20240524180629.png]] ![[Pasted image 20240524180647.png]] > [!note]- map > ```geojson {"type":"Feature","properties":{},"geometry":{"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[-21.280398,12.546574],[43.556716,12.20315],[30.729861,30.594524],[10.698883,34.447214],[-12.143461,28.915819]]}}``````geojson {"type":"Feature","properties":{},"geometry":{"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[-12.143461,28.915819],[-21.280398,12.546574]]}}``` [^1]: Gritzner, Jeffrey Allman; Peel, Ronald Francis. ["Sahara"](https://www.britannica.com/place/Sahara-desert-Africa). _[Encyclopedia Britannica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_Britannica "Encyclopedia Britannica")_. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230416134003/https://www.britannica.com/place/Sahara-desert-Africa) from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.