Category: Geography

Geography

Geography of Egypt

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Egypt occupies the northeastern corner of Africa and extends into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula. It has coasts on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea—including the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba—to the east. The Nile runs the length of the country from south to north. Libya lies to the west, Sudan to the south (the Hala’ib Triangle remains disputed), and Israel and the Gaza Strip to the northeast.

the photograph above captures the Great Sphinx of Giza in a close three-quarter view, its weathered limestone head and headdress dominating the frame as it … Continue

Geography of Djibouti

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Djibouti is a small country in the Horn of Africa, bounded by Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the west and south, and Somalia to the southeast. To the east it meets the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Most of the country is semi-arid or arid, with sparse rainfall. Lake Assal, a saline lake about 155 m (509 ft) below sea level, is the lowest point on land in Africa and one of the lowest dry-land points on Earth. Only a few other depressions, notably the Dead Sea shoreline and China’s Turfan Depression, reach comparable or greater … Continue

Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: landscapes, the Congo River, and conservation challenges

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa, covering 2,344,858 square kilometers (905,355 square miles). Straddling the equator, most of its territory lies within the broad Congo River Basin—a vast, low-lying, plateau-shaped depression that slopes gently westward and is blanketed by tropical rainforest and threaded by an extensive network of rivers.

The illustration above depicts the outline map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo filled with the design of its national flag, featuring a bright blue background, a yellow five-pointed star positioned in the upper left portion, and a bold red diagonal … Continue