Sirte Basin

The Sirte Basin is a late Mesozoic and Cenozoic triple junction continental rift along northern that was initiated during the late Jurassic Period.
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  • Type: Petroleum basin
  • Description: oilfield beneath Sirte province and the Gulf
  • Also known as: Sidra Basin”, “Surt Basin”, and “Surt Embayment

Sirte Basin

Latitude
29° north
Longitude
20° east
Elevation
87 metres (285 feet)
Open location code
7GX22222+22
Geo­Names ID
81657
Wiki­data ID
Q3632561
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Sirte Basin” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: حوض سرت
  • Cebuano: Sirte Basin
  • Italian: Bacino della Sirte
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Syrtebassenget
  • Persian: میدان نفتی سرت
  • Swedish: Sirte Basin

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