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Department of Geology, Desert Research Center, Mathaf El Matariya, El Matariya, Cairo, Egypt

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• Research Article   
  Sand Sea in Northeast Africa and Future Sustainable Development
  Author(s): Ahmed Fawzy Yousef*
  
  There are six sand seas in Northeast Africa; the biggest is the Great Sand Sea (GSS) which is located around the border between Egypt and Libya. The surrounding oases are completely dependent on groundwater as a source of water, with the decline of water levels and the countries’ need to land reclamation to save the shortage of food, investigating the possibilities of groundwater accumulation in GSS will influence the future development. There is more than 3000 m thick of groundwater accumulation reaches belonging Nubian Sandstone multilayer system and Post Eocene aquifers. The regional groundwater flow is from SW to NE owing to structural elements. The average estimated groundwater storage in the Nubian Aquifer is ~94 ×.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2381-8719.22.11.1018

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