“Dust blew off the coasts of Libya and Egypt, and over the Mediterranean Sea in late February 2011. In western Libya, dust plumes blow primarily toward the east. In eastern Libya and western Egypt, dust blows mostly northward. Although source points for the dust plumes are not apparent in this image, the dust could easily have arisen from one of the region’s sand seas. Sand seas stretch from Tunisia across Libya and into Egypt, providing plentiful material for dust storms.” Quoted from the Earth Observatory Website
Did you know that 33 countries have land below sea level? Explore some of these below sea level locations in an article by Dr David Lynch accompanied by a Google map of the ten deepest.
Shown at right is the Dead Sea Depression – the lowest point on earth with an elevation of 413 meters below sea level (approximate and fluctuating)
“Egypt is a significant oil producer and a rapidly growing natural gas producer. The Suez Canal and Sumed Pipeline are strategic routes for Persian Gulf oil shipments, making Egypt an important transit corridor for world energy markets.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration’s country analysis brief.
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