Chapter 05 of 5
Bir Tawil (The Land unclaimed by Earth)
Discover Bir Tawil, the 800-square-mile desert claimed by no nation on Earth.
- The Anomaly
Earth's Lone Orphan
Bir Tawil is an 800-square-mile patch of desert between Egypt and Sudan. It is the only place outside Antarctica that no country claims.
- Terra Nullius
Land of No One
In international law, this is 'Terra Nullius.' While every other scrap of land is fought over, Bir Tawil is officially unwanted.
- Imperial Origin
The Border of 1899
The British set the original border at the 22nd parallel. This straight line gave Bir Tawil to Sudan and the Halayib Triangle to Egypt.
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Why does neither Egypt nor Sudan claim Bir Tawil?
⏳ The Secret Sahara
- 01The Green Sahara CycleDiscover how Earth's orbital wobble transforms the Sahara into a lush paradise.
- 02Mega-Lake Chad and the Dust HighwayHow a prehistoric African lakebed feeds the entire Amazon rainforest from across the sea.
- 03The Richat Structure (The Eye of the Sahara)Discover the 25-mile-wide geological mystery visible from outer space.
- 04The Nubian Sandstone AquiferDiscover the world's largest fossil water system buried beneath the Libyan desert.
- 05Bir Tawil (The Land unclaimed by Earth)Discover Bir Tawil, the 800-square-mile desert claimed by no nation on Earth.