Grand Erg Oriental small but ancient settlement of Ghadames at the Libyan frontier. Another and better road from Hassi Messaoud goes south, also crossing the grand erg where it passes a well called "Hassi Tartrat", before reaching the erg's far side. Further south lies the Ahaggar mountains. The cities of Wargla and Touggourt lie outside the western limits of the erg. Nearby, within the accepted boundaries of the "Grand Erg Oriental", the landscape is described as being "practically free from [sand] dunes" evidently due to strong, persistent winds. Petroleum and other hydrocarbons have been extracted in Algeria, from areas in and surrounding the
Erg (comics) refuge on Utopia, and participated in the fight against the attacking Nimrods. Erg is a mutant who is able to absorb all forms of energy and project them in blasts from his right eye, which he calls his "electric eye". Erg has appeared in a few episodes of the "X-Men: The Animated Series" with his fellow Morlocks and fought the X-Men. Erg (comics) Erg is a fictional mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Erg's first appearance was in "Power Pack" #12 (July 1985), and he was created by Louise Simonson and June Brigman. The character