🐪 Largest Hot Desert: The Sahara
3rd Grade 🏆 World Records
The Sahara in North Africa is the biggest hot desert — about 3.5 million square miles, almost as big as the United States.
Sand and more
The Sahara has huge sand dunes, but also rocky plains and mountains. Summer days can top 100°F.
Long ago
About 6,000–10,000 years ago, parts of the Sahara were green with lakes, grass and hippos.
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