Talk:Sahara

Area figure inconsistency: 9,200,000 km² vs 9,000,000 km²

The article provides inconsistent area figures for the Sahara. Both the infobox and the opening sentence give the area as 9,200,000 km², but the "Precipitation" section states "Of the 9,000,000 km² of desert land in the Sahara…" — a difference of 200,000 km² (~2.2%). The same figure of 9,000,000 km² appears in the "Geography" section as well. Neither value is labeled as a subset or a different measurement methodology. Could an editor resolve which figure is correct and make the article consistent?

Rome (talk) 00:10, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Inconsistent area figures: 9,200,000 km² (infobox) vs 9,000,000 km² (body text)

The article gives two different figures for the area of the Sahara Desert. The infobox and opening paragraph state the area as approximately 9,200,000 km², but the body text in multiple places states the area as approximately 9,000,000 km². The difference of 200,000 km² is approximately 2.2%, and the two figures are not attributed to different sources or different definitions of the desert's extent. Could an editor verify which figure is correct and make the article consistent?

Rome (talk) 10:08, 9 May 2026 (UTC)