page_title: Sahara Sea
hierarchical_section_title: Sahara Sea
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Relief Positionskarte von Ägypten English: Physical location map of Egypt. Showing new governorate boundaries since 14 April 2011, after the dissolution of the 6th of October and Helwan Governorates. Also showing the Libyan Desert and its northern Qattara Depression, and the northern Eastern Desert. Français&#160;: Carte physique vierge destinée à la géolocalisation de l'Égypte telle que depuis le 14 avril 2011 suite à la dissolution des gouvernorats du 6 Octobre et de Helwan. Topographic scale: 1:4,932,000 (precision: 1,233 m) Equirectangular projection, WGS84 datum Standard meridian: 030° 45' E Central parallel: 26° 42' N Geographic limits of the map: Top: 32° 06' N Bottom: 21° 18' N Left: 024° 12' E Right: 037° 18' E
context_page_description: The Sahara Sea was the name of a hypothetical macro-engineering project which proposed flooding endorheic basins in the Sahara Desert with waters from the Atlantic Ocean or Mediterranean Sea. The goal of this unrealized project was to create an inland sea that would cover the substantial areas of the Sahara Desert which lie below sea level, bringing humid air, rain, and agriculture deep into the desert.
  The possibility of such a project was raised several times by different scientists and engineers during the late 19th century and early 20th century, primarily from European colonial powers in Africa. The concept of a flooded Sahara was also featured in novels of the time.
context_section_description: The Sahara Sea was the name of a hypothetical macro-engineering project which proposed flooding endorheic basins in the Sahara Desert with waters from the Atlantic Ocean or Mediterranean Sea. The goal of this unrealized project was to create an inland sea that would cover the substantial areas of the Sahara Desert which lie below sea level, bringing humid air, rain, and agriculture deep into the desert.
  The possibility of such a project was raised several times by different scientists and engineers during the late 19th century and early 20th century, primarily from European colonial powers in Africa. The concept of a flooded Sahara was also featured in novels of the time.
caption: A relief map of Egypt, with the Qattara Depression shown in blue
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