Corridor Libya

South of the Jebel Akhdar, the moist Mediterranean uplands give way to the arid plains of Cyrenaica. Gravel surfaces, shallow depressions and scattered vegetation characterize the country toward the Gulf of Sirte and the desert interior. Unlike the well-watered slopes near Cyrene, this land receives little rain and supports only sparse growth. The contrast between the coastal highlands and the desert beyond has long shaped the geography of eastern Libya.