Top 7 Fun Facts About The Sahara Desert

Most parts of the desert hardly see any rainfall

The central part of the Sahara is one of the driest places on the planet, very close to the arid areas of the Atacama Desert in South America. The utmost northern part of the desert sees most rainfall as precipitation from the Mediterranean Sea sometimes reaches it. In these areas, the annual rainfall can be anywhere between 100 and 250 millimeters. Most of the Sahara Desert receives less than 20 millimeters with the driest places sometimes receiving less than 1 millimeter, which is pretty much next to nothing!

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