Rock paintings in the Sahara indicate that horses and chariots were used to traverse the desert and that by 300-200 B.C., there were trade routes across the Sahara.

撒哈拉地区的岩画显示，人们曾利用马匹和马车来横穿沙漠；并且，在公元前300年至公元前200年间，有一些可以穿越撒哈拉地区的贸易路线。

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Landfill sites on the Iberian peninsula have long attracted local white storks, but all of the Spanish birds tagged in the study flew across the Sahara desert to the western Sahel.

伊比利亚半岛上的垃圾填埋场长期以来一直吸引着当地的白鹳，但研究中标记的所有西班牙鸟类都飞越了撒哈拉沙漠，来到了萨赫勒的西部地区。

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In addition, the upper layers of the rainforest in Brazil are thought to derive much of their nutrient supply from dust transported across the Atlantic from the Sahara.

此外巴西上层热带雨林被认为从穿越了大西洋的撒哈拉沙尘获得了大部分养分供应。

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Many deserted and began the long difficult journey home across the Sahara and arid mountain ranges, avoiding checkpoints as they went.

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In a statement to the Mauritanian newswire Agence Nouakchott d'Information, the one-eyed Islamist leader allegedly said Thursday's attacks were conducted by militants from across the Sahara.

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