Talk:Sahara
Latest comment: 8 May by Rome in topic Area figure inconsistency: 9,200,000 km² vs 9,000,000 km²
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?