What is the terrain and geography like in Western Sahara?
Geographic Location | Africa |
Total Area |
102,703 Square Miles 266,000 Square Kilometers |
Land Area |
102,703 Square Miles 266,000 Square Kilometers |
Land Boundaries |
1,271 Miles 2,046 Kilometers |
Border Countries | Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km |
Coastline |
690 Miles 1,110 Kilometers |
Geographic Coordinates | 24 30 N, 13 00 W |
Terrain | mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast |
Highest Point | 463 Meters |
Highest Point Location | unnamed location 463 m |
Lowest Point | -55 Meters |
Lowest Point Location | Sebjet Tah -55 m |
Natural Resources | phosphates, iron ore |
Time Zone | UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
Daylight saving time | +1hr, begins last Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in September |