Grand Erg Occidental The mean elevation of the Grand Erg Occidental is about 500 m, on average higher than the elevation of the Grand Erg Oriental, but not as high as the neighboring Tademaït to the southwest. This desolate region is a practically uninhabited area; there are no permanent villages and there are no roads crossing it. Grand Erg Occidental The Grand Erg Occidental (, al-ʿIrq al-Gharbī al-Kabīr), (also known as the Western Sand Sea) is the second largest erg in northern Algeria after the Grand Erg Oriental. It covers an area of approximately . The sand dunes in the erg are formed
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