Bir Tawil quadrangle, unclaimed and uninhabited land between Egypt and Sudan

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 23 December 2021 at 03:37:55 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 14 September 2023 and 17 September 2023
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, uninhabited, unclaimed, Egypt, Soudan, Africa
Fig. 1 - S2 (14 & 17.09.2023) - 4,3,2 natural colour - Bir Tawil is an area of over 2000km² located between Egypt and Sudan.
2D view
Fig. 2 - S1 (23.12.2021) - This area is unclaimed by both country and there is no permanent habitation, only nomade tribes.
2D view
This is the last acquisition done by the Sentinel-1 constellation over this area. There is no acquisition since this one.
Fig. 3 - COP-DEM - The area have a hot desert climate with day temperature ranging from 25°C to 40°C. The diurnal variation is about 20°C.
2D view
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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