Sirte Basin
The Sirte Basin is a late Mesozoic and Cenozoic triple junction continental rift along northern Africa that was initiated during the late Jurassic Period.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Petroleum basin
- Description: oilfield beneath Sirte province and the Gulf
- Also known as: “Sidra Basin”, “Surt Basin”, and “Surt Embayment”
Sirte Basin
- Categories: petroleum basin, sedimentary basin, and landform
- Location: Al Wahat District, Libya, North Africa, Africa
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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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