Geography of Somalia - Wikipedia
WEBIt is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Somali Sea and Guardafui Channel to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. With a land area of 637,657 square kilometers, Somalia's terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands. [3] Its coastline is more than 3,333 kilometers in length, the longest of ...
Coastline of Somalia - Wikipedia
WEBSomalia's coastline consists of the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Guardafui Channel to the northeast and the Indian Ocean to the east. The total length of the coastline is approximately 3333 km, [ 1 ] giving the country the longest coastline on mainland Africa.
Somalia - Wikipedia
WEBSomalia is bordered by Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Guardafui Channel and Indian Ocean to the east, and Ethiopia to the west. The country borders Djibouti . It lies between latitudes 2°S and 12°N , and longitudes 41° and 52°E .
Somalia Maps & Facts - World Atlas
WEBDec 16, 2023 · The Indian Ocean lies to the east of Somalia. With little in the way of lakes or rivers, Somalia relies on the ocean as an easy modern of transportation from one place to another when travel overland if not possible.
Somalia - The World Factbook
WEBSep 5, 2024 · light blue with a large white five-pointed star in the center; the blue field was originally influenced by the flag of the UN but today is said to denote the sky and the neighboring Indian Ocean; the five points of the star represent the five regions in the horn of Africa that are inhabited by Somali people: the former British Somaliland and ...
Geography and marine life of the Gulf of Aden | Britannica
WEBGulf of Aden, Arm of the Indian Ocean between the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia. To the west, it narrows into the Gulf of Tadjoura; its eastern limit is the meridian of Cape Guardafui.
Somalia | Election, President, News, Capital, & Economy
WEB2 days ago · Somalia is bounded by the Gulf of Aden to the north, by the Indian Ocean to the east, by Kenya and Ethiopia to the west, and by Djibouti to the northwest. Somalia’s western border was arbitrarily determined by colonial powers and divides the lands traditionally occupied by the Somali people.
UN Top Court Largely Sides With Somalia Over Kenya in Ocean …
WEBOct 12, 2021 · A court ruling largely gave Somalia control over a patch of the Indian Ocean believed to be rich in oil and gas, a decision that may further raise tensions between the countries.
Coastal and marine environmental problems of somalia
WEBThis report consist summary on the coastal and marine environmental problems of somalia.
The Indian Ocean Coast of Somalia - Nairobi Convention
WEBSomalia has the longest national coastline (3025 km) in Africa with an estimated shelf area (depth 0–200 m) of 32 500 km2. The country is divided into the northern coastal plain of Guban, which has a semi-arid terrain; the northern highlands with rugged mountain ranges containing the country’s highest peak (2407 m); and the Ogaden region ...
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