The Great Sand Sea is one of the largest unbroken mass of sand dune areas of the world, and home to not one living soul. It was first discovered by the German explorer Gerhard Rohlfs in 1875. It is a desert spanning 650 km between Siwa Oasis in the north and the Gilf Kebir Plateau in the south. Parallel dune ridges run north-south for hundreds of kilometers. There is not a single water point in the whole area. © Lucio Andreetto - See the Egypt map with a complete picture set.

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