The Sand Sea, 150 mi (240 km) yomunyika, akaratidza wokumaodzanyemba muganhu murenje panguva yayo yakafara pana Giarabub uye Siwa; muna British parlance, Western Desert akasvika kusanganisira kumabvazuva Cyrenaica muRibya. Kubva pamhenderekedzo yegungwa, kuwedzera kupinda nechomukati nharaunda nhema akasimuka, yakatwasuka, Plain of matombo murenje anenge 500 tsoka (150 m) pamusoro pegungwa, kuti anomhanya 120<unk>019 (200<unk>300 km) kusvikira Sand Sea kudzika. The nharaunda rinogarwa vashoma nomhepo nomin, zvipembenene, zvihuta uye vipers.
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