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Senegal Geography - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/senegal/senegal_geography.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania Geographic coordinates 14 00 N, 14 00 W Map references Africa Area
Area - comparative slightly smaller than South Dakota Land boundaries
Coastline 531 km Maritime claims
Climate tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind Terrain generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast Elevation extremes
Natural resources fish, phosphates, iron ore Land use
Irrigated land 710 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts Environment - current issues wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
westernmost country on the African continent; The Gambia is almost an enclave of Senegal
NOTE: The information regarding Senegal on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Senegal Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Senegal Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |