Sahara Desert By Scott C and Jack Where is the Sahara Desert • The Sahara Desert covers most of North Africa and is 9,400 Km long What Animals live in the Sahara desert North African rat mole Camel spider Sidewinder Leopard gecko What rank is the Sahara in the worlds biggest Desert • The Sahara Desert is the biggest sand Desert but the biggest Desert off all is the Artic Desert facts • A thousand years ago the Sahara once had snow • There are over a thousand species of animals in the Sahara • Some of the sand dunes can reach 180 meters (590ft) in height What temperature is the Sahara • In the day the Sahara desert is 40-50 degrease Celsius but at night it below 0 degrease Celsius