| 词条 | Guelta d'Archei |
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The Guelta d'Archei is probably the most famous guelta in the Sahara. It is located in the Ennedi Plateau, in north-eastern Chad, south-east of the town of Fada. The Guelta d'Archei is inhabited by several kinds of animals, most notably the West African crocodile (Crocodylus suchus; until recently thought to be a synonym for the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti). Middle Holocene remains, as well as rock paintings, indicate that this species once thrived across most of today's Sahara Desert and in swamps and rivers along South Mediterranean shores. The small group of surviving crocodiles in the Guelta d'Archei represents one of the last colonies known in the Sahara today; the Tagant Plateau colony in Mauritania has likely been extinct since 1996.[1] It is a barren place, away from beaten paths; reaching it by land requires a 4x4 and at least four days' travel from n'Djamena, Chad's capital. The place depicted in the picture can only be reached by a 30-minute' trek from the nearest point a 4x4 can approach.{{cn|date=April 2014}} References1. ^{{cite journal|last=de Smet|first=Klaas |title= Status of the Nile crocodile in the Sahara desert |journal=Hydrobiologia|date=January 1998|volume= 391 |issue= 1-3|pages=81–86|doi=10.1023/A:1003592123079|url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/j2t203v572628126/|accessdate=7 June 2010|publisher=SpringerLink}} {{coord|16|54|17|N|21|46|29|E|type:waterbody_region:TD|display=title}}{{chad-geo-stub}} 2 : Landforms of Chad|Landforms of Africa |
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