Sahara

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The Earth appears to us as upside down, with the western Sahara and Iberian peninsula visible to the left and the eastern portion of South America to the right.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Once set times are released and you’re plotting your own schedule, don’t plan on easily hopping back and forth between the Sahara Tent and most of the other stages.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Italian energy company Eni accelerated drilling projects in Algeria’s gas fields deep in the Sahara.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The search began in 2019 in the Sahara Desert, where French geologist Hugues Faure had said he found a tooth belonging to the giant predator Carcharodontosaurus in the 1950s.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

On the other hand, copper smelting had been going on in the West African Sahara and Sahel since at least 2000 B.C.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond