Interesting map - River systems in Africa

[packman]

Last edited Mon Oct 25, 2021, 11:08 AM - Edit history (1)

NOTE: Those are NOT rivers in the Sahara area, but old ancient river beds that once flowed with water.


NOTE:NOTE: Site with more countries and states showing their river systems:


https://www.grasshoppergeography.com/River-Maps/

[GemDigger]

1. It takes talent to make an ancient map look amazing!

Just add color. I wish I could blow it up for a deeper look.

[Goonch]

2. gerrymandering 😁

[Marthe48]

3. I had a paper map from National Geo

showing the U.S. river and stream system. Ty for sharing this one.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

4. Interesting. How long ago & what has to occur to cause desert conditions

.. Ok, quick search, this is what I found.. [Damn, I've been out of school too long to recall geography info, yet with technology eg advent of internet I have immediate access to information right at my fingertips--just friking amazing! In ancient times before internet, computers, laptops and cell phones I had to haul my arse to local library or take long drive to favorite local bookstore and/or for more in depth research battle for parking at University library.]

The Sahara was once home to hippos. Sometime between 11,000 and 5,000 years ago, after the last ice age ended, the Sahara Desert transformed.Sep 27, 2020

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.livescience.com/amp/will-sahara-desert-turn-green.html&ved=2ahUKEwig2fyq6eXzAhWhIzQIHZ1ADVwQFnoECAQQBQ&usg=AOvVaw1ZOWioiTjaNiehmERD6HWd&cf=1

The sudden subsequent movement of the ITCZ southwards with a Heinrich event (a sudden cooling followed by a slower warming), linked to changes with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation cycle, led to a rapid drying out of the Saharan and Arabian regions, which quickly became desert.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki
Sahara - Wikipedia

Ps Thanks for post. Paz.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. I have long hypothesized that the reason ancient Egyptians

placed a paradise to the west, is that shortly before they all settled along the Nile, the Sahara was a lush, verdant, place, filled with plants and game. It dried up, but they retained memories and stories about what it used to be like.