We sailed north along the coast of Baja, Mexico from the city of La Paz. The Sea of Cortez has marvelously clear water and is dotted with dozens of hauntingly beautiful islands.
â Sahel. What does Sahel mean? Sahel [sa-hel] as a boys' name is a Hindi name, and Sahel means leader. Sahel is a variant form of Sahil (Hindi).
The Sahel is also a cultural transition zone separating the Arab and Muslim dominated countries of North Africa from the African and Christian (and/or animist) peoples of sub-Saharan Africa.Note how the presence of Islam tails off dramatically as one leaves the Sahel and enters sub-Saharan Africa.he East African Rift Valley System is an example of a fissure in the Earthâs crust in which the continent is splitting apart, causing an extensive series of valleys, fingerlike freshwater lakes and volcanoes to form. The map below shows how dominant savanna zones are in sub-Saharan Africa, in particular the Sahel.