What is Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System?
The '''Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System''' is said to be the world's largest known [[fossil water]] [[aquifer]] system.<ref>The same claim is made for the [[Great Artesian Basin]] in [[Australia]].</ref> It is underground the Eastern end of the [[Sahara Desert]]. It spans the boundaries of four countries in north-eastern Africa north-western [[Sudan]], north-eastern [[Chad]], south-eastern [[Libya]], and most of [[Egypt]].<ref>Center for Environmental and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) 2000</ref> The [[Great Man-made River Project]] (GMMR) in Libya makes use of the system. It takes water from this aquifer, about 2.4&nbsp;km<sup>3</sup> of fresh water for drinking and [[agriculture]] each year. This system is mainly used to supply water to the [[Kufra]] [[oasis]].<ref>Dahab K.A. & El Sayed E.A. 2001. Study of hydrogeological conditions of the Nubian Sandstone Aguifer in the area between Abu Simbel & Toschka, Western Desert, Egypt. ''American Geophysical Union''.</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Aquifers]] [[Category:Geography of Africa]] [[Category:Drainage basins]]