1 Chapter : 1 Jonathan Swift : Gulliver's Travels Introduction to Jonathan Swift and his age : Jonathan Swift was born of English parents in Dublin in 1667. Unfortunately his father died before his birth and they had to depend on the financial aid they received from relatives.
The correct term is the Sahara; which is Arabic for desert. The desert is found in Africa north of the equator, and stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east. It is the world's largest hot desert.t is also the biggest hot desert in the world. However, it is the second biggest desert, as Antarctica is the biggest desert (but a cold desert). Some parts of the Sahara are sandy with giant dunes, while other areas are gravel plains, rock plateaus and mountains (only 3/8th of the Sahara Desert is sand).
The Sahara is what most people envision when they think of a desert. It is the worldâs largest hot weather desert, covering over 9,400,000 square km. It is nearly as large as the United States. Some of the sand dunes are 180 m in height.Unlike Antarctica, The Sahara region is heavily populated.It is home to a number of people and languages. Arabic is the most widely spoken language.t is the worldâs largest hot weather desert, covering over 9,400,000 square km. It is nearly as large as the United States. Some of the sand dunes are 180 m in height. Unlike Antarctica, The Sahara region is heavily populated. It is home to a number of people and languages. Arabic is the most widely spoken language.