Calanshio Sand Sea
The Calanshio Sand Sea is a sand desert region located in the Libyan Desert, of the Kufra District in Cyrenaica, eastern Libya. It has a surface of approximately 62,000 km².[1][2]
This and the Egyptian and Ribiana Sand Seas contains dunes up to 110m in height and cover ~25% of the Libyan Desert. The dunes were created by the wind.
The Calanshio Sand Sea is the site of the missing World War II B-24 Liberator "Lady Be Good".
See also
- Libyan Desert
- Egyptian Sand Sea
- Ribiana Sand Sea