Erg Chebbi Erg Chebbi Erg Chebbi () is one of Morocco's several ergs – large seas of dunes formed by wind-blown sand. There are several other ergs such as Erg Chigaga near M'hamid. Technically all these ergs are within an area of semi-arid Pre-Saharan Steppes and not part of the Sahara desert which lies some distance to the south. In places, the dunes of Erg Chebbi rise up to 150 meters from the surrounding hamada (rocky desert) and altogether it spans an area of 28 kilometers from north to south and up to 5–7 kilometers from east to west lining the Algerian
Erg (tug) currently on display at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on Lower Water Street. Erg (tug) Erg was a vessel built and owned by Halifax Steamship Ltd. in 1915. She was used to ferry workers across the harbour to vessels under repair during the Second World War. "Erg" was sunk in the Halifax Harbour three times and is currently located in the Bedford Basin. "Erg" was originally a steam tug called "Sambro" and was built by the Halifax Shipyard in 1915. She was one of the earliest steel vessels to be built in Halifax. "Sambro" was 55 feet long and