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![]() ![]() Egypt Geography 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/egypt/egypt_geography.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya andthe Gaza Strip Geographic coordinates 27 00 N, 30 00 E Map references Africa Area
Area - comparative slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico Land boundaries
Coastline 2,450 km Maritime claims
Climate desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters Terrain vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta Elevation extremes
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone,gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc Land use
Irrigated land 32,460 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides, volcanicactivity; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms,sandstorms Environment - current issues agricultural land being lost to urbanization and windblown sands; increasingsoil salinization below Aswan High Dam; desertification; oil pollution threateningcoral reefs, beaches, and marine habitats; other water pollution from agriculturalpesticides, raw sewage, and industrial effluents; very limited natural freshwater resources away from the Nile which is the only perennial water source;rapid growth in population overstraining natural resources Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainderof Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, shortest sea link between IndianOcean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establishits major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics
NOTE: The information regarding Egypt on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Egypt Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Egypt Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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