Guelta dArchei | Amazing lake in Sahara Desert Guelta dArchei amazing place in the heart of the Sahara Desert, It is located in the Ennedi Plateau, It is located in the Ennedi Plateau, in north-eastern Chad, south-east of the town of Fada. The Guelta dArchei is inhabited by several kinds of animals, most notably the Nile crocodile, one of the last palace where Nile crocodiles are found in Sahara. The Middle Holocene remains, as well as rock paintings, indicate that this species once thrived across most of todays Sahara Desert and in swamps and rivers along South Mediterranean shores. The small group of surviving crocodiles in the Guelta dArchei represent one of the last colonies know in the Sahara today; the Tagant Plateau colony in Mauritania has likely been extinct since 1996. The word Guelta means wetland, The reservoirs of this wetland is supported by groundwater. Guelta dArshey is surrounded by extensive desert areas, which make access to this awesome place.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 11:12:10 +0000
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