Libyan Oasis
GUI Dongwei1,2LIN Jingwu1,3Remonda DIMIAN4LIU Chuang5
1 Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Urumqi 830011，China2 Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Urumqi 830011，China3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100049，China4 Soils & Water Use Department，Agricultural and Biological Research Institute，National Research Centre，Cairo 12622，Egypt5 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101，China
DOI:10.3974/geodb.2025.04.09.V1
Published:Apr. 2025
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Key Words：
Libya,oasis,Africa,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Libyan Oasis is located in the northern part of the Sahara Desert, between 24°01'04″N and 33°06'22″N, 9°24'09″E and 25°07'37″E, with a total area of 30,955.73 km² (Albers). It is composed of 131 individual oases, including Benghazi Oasis, Sabha Oasis and Jalu Oasis, etc. Among them, the largest one covers an area of 11,576.78 km². The dataset was developed based on Google Earth 2020 imagery and related references. The dataset is archived in .kmz and .shp formats, and consists of 17 data files with data size of 255 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 106 MB).
Foundation Item：
National Natural Science Foundation of China (42361144792)
Data Citation：
GUI Dongwei, LIN Jingwu, Remonda DIMIAN, LIU Chuang. Libyan Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.04.09.V1.
References：
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Data Product:
| ID |
Data Name |
Data Size |
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| 1 |
LibyanOasis.kmz |
48981.75KB |
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| 2 |
LibyanOasisshp.rar |
59650.76KB |
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