Английская Википедия:Calansho Desert

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Calansho Desert (Sarīr Kalanshiyū, Calansho Serir) is a desert in eastern Libya in Al Wahat District.[1] It is part of the Sahara and has a hot desert climate (BWh).[2] It is primarily rocky in the north and center, but forms part of the "Great Sand Sea" to the east and contains the Calanshio Sand Sea to the south. As Sarīr is the only settlement in the Sarīr Kalanshiyū. The Sarir oil field is located in the western Sarīr Kalanshiyū.

It is currently thought that the ancestral Nile flowed through what is now the Calansho Desert during the Miocene.[3][4]

Climate

Like most inland deserts it is hot during the day and cold at night, with the average annual temperature being around Шаблон:Convert. The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is Шаблон:Convert and the coldest is January, with Шаблон:Convert.[5] The average annual rainfall is less than Шаблон:Convert. The wettest month is May, with an average rainfall of Шаблон:Convert, and the driest is July, with Шаблон:Convert.[6]

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