Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System

The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System is said to be the world's largest known fossil water aquifer system.^[1] 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.^[2]

The Great Man-made River Project (GMMR) in Libya makes use of the system. It takes water from this aquifer, about 2.4 km³ of fresh water for drinking and agriculture each year. This system is mainly used to supply water to the Kufra oasis.^[3]

References

↑ The same claim is made for the Great Artesian Basin in Australia.
↑ Center for Environmental and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) 2000
↑ 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.

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[1] The same claim is made for the Great Artesian Basin in Australia.

[2] Center for Environmental and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) 2000

[3] 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.

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