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?