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Lost Tree

Coordinates: 20°38′42″N 11°14′56″E / 20.645°N 11.249°E / 20.645; 11.249
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20°38′42″N 11°14′56″E / 20.645°N 11.249°E / 20.645; 11.249

The Lost Tree (French: Arbre Perdu), also known as the Arbre Thierry Sabine, is a very isolated tree in the Ténéré region of the Sahara desert in northeast Niger.

The tree is an acacia, lying on a small mound on a promontory. Its remoteness makes the tree an important landmark despite its small size.[1][2]

Thierry Sabine, founder of the Dakar Rally (run in Africa from 1979–2007), died in a helicopter crash near Timbuktu during the 1986 rally. His ashes were scattered around the Lost Tree, which maps printed for the rally thereafter described as the "Arbre Thierry Sabine". A plaque next to the tree is dedicated to his memory, reading "For those who take a challenge – for those who follow a dream".[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Petit Futé: Niger, p.191
  2. ^ a b Hacking, Lawrence; Clercq, Wil (2008). To Dakar and Back: 21 Days Across North Africa by Motorcycle. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-55022-808-3.
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