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Lakhdar Boukerrou
Map of Libya. (Source: EIA)
The UNESCO World Heritage site of Leptis Magna in Libya. The city was originally a Phoenician trading port developed by Septimius Severus, emperor of the Roman Empire from AD 193. (Source: J. Dugast/Still Pictures)
- General overview
- Water in Libya
- Energy in Libya
- Human Development Index
- Ecoregions:
- Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe
- North Saharan steppe and woodlands
- Sahara desert
- Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands
- Regional biodiversity hotspot (Mediterranean Basin)
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Maggie Surface (Lead Author);Lakhdar Boukerrou (Topic Editor) "Libya country profile". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth June 4, 2008; Last revised Date June 4, 2008; Retrieved May 21, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Libya_country_profile>
The Author
Maggie Surface, originally from Nashville, TN, graduated in May of 2007 from Allegheny College with a double B.S. in physics and environmental studies. Her senior thesis at Allegheny focused on bringing solar energy to campus. She interned with American Rivers in the summer of 2006, helping plan River Lobby Day, and with the Meadville Area Local Growers and the Meadville Redevelopment Authority in the summer of 2005. Maggie served as the Earth Portal Program Coordinator for the National Counc ... (Full Bio)
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