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.
At 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers), the Sahara, which is Arabic for The Great Desert, engulfs most of North Africa. The desert covers large sections of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan and Tunisia.This is the image many people have of the Sahara: a vast sea of sand dunes.The terrain is actually quite varied.alf of the Sahara receives less than an inch of rain per year, and the rest receives up to 4 inches (10 centimeters) per year. The infrequent rain is usually torrential. The highest peak in the Sahara is the volcano Emi Koussi (11,204 feet or 3,415 meters) in the Tibesti Mountains in northern Chad.
Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world which occupies 10% of African Continent. In Sahara rainfall is minimal and infrequent; hence the vegetation in this region is very low.Often described as a bleak and barren plain, the Sahara Desert in reality is very beautiful and full of different Sahara Desert plants.he Sahara Desert in low-lying areas is saline and as a result plant growth is sparse. The dry weather causes desiccation of plants due to high rate of transpiration and evaporation of water from the leaves.