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Home Maps Canadian Topo Etopo Digital Maps ... FAQ - Help Western Sahara Western Sahara Introduction [Top of Page] Background: Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed and is not expected to occur until at least 2002. Geography [Top of Page] Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco Geographic coordinates: 24 30 N, 13 00 W Map references: Africa Area: total: 266,000 sq km land: 266,000 sq km water: sq km Area - comparative: about the size of Colorado Land boundaries: total: 2,046 km border countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km Coastline: 1,110 km Maritime claims: contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue Climate: hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew Terrain: mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast

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ArabicNews Com Basic Country Facts Today's: Front Page Daily Page Country Facts Geography Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara Geographic coordinates: 32 00 N, 5 00 W Map references: Africa Area: total area: 710,850 sq km Land boundaries: total: 2,002 km border countries: Algeria 1,559 km, Western Sahara 443 km note: excludes the length of the boundary between the places of sovereignty and Morocco Coastline: 1,835 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: claims and administers Western Sahara, but sovereignty is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since September 1991; Spain controls five places of sovereignty (plazas de soberania) on and off the coast of Morocco - the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla which Morocco contests as well as the islands of Penon de Alhucemas, Penon de Velez de la Gomera, and Islas Chafarinas Climate: Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior

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Home My Page Mail A to Z Portals ... World Statistics Search by Subjects Arts and Entertainment Business Education Employment ... CURRENCY NATIONAL ANTHEM Geography People Government Economy ... Military Introduction Western Sahara Background: Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed. Top of Page Geography Western Sahara Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco Geographic coordinates: 24 30 N, 13 00 W Map references: Africa Area: total: 266,000 sq km water: sq km land: 266,000 sq km Area - comparative: about the size of Colorado Land boundaries: total: 2,046 km border countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km Coastline: 1,110 km Maritime claims: contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue Climate: hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew

70. The World Factbook 2000 -- Western Sahara western sahara. geography. Top of Page. Location Northern Africa,bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco. http://www.exportinfo.org/worldfactbook/westernsahara_WFB.html

[Countries] Western Sahara Background: Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed and is not expected to occur until at least 2002. Western Sahara Geography [Top of Page] Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco Geographic coordinates: 24 30 N, 13 00 W Map references: Africa Area: total: 266,000 sq km land: 266,000 sq km water: sq km Area - comparative: about the size of Colorado Land boundaries: total: 2,046 km border countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km Coastline: 1,110 km Maritime claims: contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue Climate: hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew Terrain: mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast

71. AllAfrica.com -- Western Sahara: Sahara Weekly News Update of the festival, regretting that an important geography festival, bringing towardsMorocco, the occupying power in western sahara. International Organisation http://allafrica.com/stories/200210070761.html

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72. WESTERN SAHARA western sahara. geography western sahara is in west coast of Africa TourismInformation If you have any information we will be glad to post it. http://www.hmnet.com/africa/westernsah/westernsah.html

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74. Western Sahara western sahara. geography. Location Northern Africa, along the AtlanticOcean, between Morocco and Mauritania. Area total area 266,000 http://www.nato.int/ccms/general/countrydb/western_sahara.html

Western Sahara Geography Location: Northern Africa, along the Atlantic Ocean, between Morocco and Mauritania Area: total area 266,000 sq km land area 266,000 sq km Land boundaries: total 2,046 km, Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km Coastline: 1,110 km Climate: hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew Terrain: mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast Land use: arable land permanent crops meadows and pastures forest and woodland other Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues sparse water and arable land natural hazards hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility international agreements NA People Population: 211,877 (July 1994 est.) Nationality: noun Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s) adjective Sahrawian, Sahraouian Languages: Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic Labor force: by occupation animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50% Government Names: conventional long form none conventional short form Western Sahara Digraph: WI Type: legal status of territory and question of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government in exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR); territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government in exile was seated as an OAU member in 1984; guerrilla activities continued sporadically, until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented 6 September 1991

75. World Atlas Western Sahara, Africa, Information Page Background Morocco virtually annexed the northern twothirds of western sahara(formerly Spanish sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the geography. http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/ehcia.htm

Western Sahara (Source of information on this page credited to the CIA's - The World Factbook Background: Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed and is not expected to occur until at least 2002. Geography Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco Geographic coordinates: 24 30 N, 13 00 W Map references: Africa Area: total: 266,000 sq km land: 266,000 sq km water: sq km Area - comparative: about the size of Colorado Land boundaries: total: 2,046 km border countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km Coastline: 1,110 km Maritime claims: contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue Climate: hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew Terrain: mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast

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SURVIVAL IN THE WESTERN SAHARA DESERT Introduction Task Resources Product ... Assessment Introduction Task 1. What are the answers to the following check points? Checkpoint #1 Western Sahara (General questions of the country as a whole) Where is the Western Sahara located? What size is the Western Sahara comparative to a state in the United States? What is the climate mostly like? How high can the temperature reach in Western Sahara? What are the natural threats that harm people and wildlife? What are the geographical characteristics of the Western Sahara as a whole country? It can be divided into three main regions. Describe the three regions? What is the ecosystem of the region? What wildlife would be considered helpful and which would be threats to your survival? How do animals survive the desert? What plants and vegetation are in the Western Sahara? What is the population of the Western Sahara? What ethnic groups are in the country?

77. Morocco North Africa Hotels And Resorts, Luxury Accommodations total 2,017.9 km border countries Algeria 1,559 km, western sahara 443 km siltationof reservoirs; oil pollution of coastal waters geography note strategic http://www.africavacationguide.com/Morocco_Geography.html

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78. Travel / Africa / Western Africa: Mali, Mauritania & Western Sahara See Picture See picture, western sahara Country Study Guide (World Country Studyby on economy, government, business, history and geography, climate, traditions http://hallworldtravel.com/africa/27.shtml

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79. CIA -- The World Factbook 1999 -- Western Sahara western sahara. geography. Top of Page. Location Northern Africa,bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco. http://www.intellnet.org/resources/cia_worldfactbook_99/wi.html

[Country Listing] Factbook Home Page] Western Sahara Western Sahara Geography [Top of Page] Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco Geographic coordinates: 24 30 N, 13 00 W Map references: Africa Area: total: 266,000 sq km land: 266,000 sq km water: sq km about the size of Colorado Land boundaries: total: 2,046 km border countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km Coastline: 1,110 km Maritime claims: contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue Climate: hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew Terrain: mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast Elevation extremes: lowest point: Sebjet Tah -55 m highest point: unnamed location 463 m Natural resources: phosphates, iron ore Land use: arable land: permanent crops: permanent pastures: forests and woodland: other: Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility

80. The World Factbook Page On Western Sahara, Section: Geography western sahara. geography. Location Northern Africa, bordering theNorth Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco Geographic http://www.dlhoffman.com/publiclibrary/factbook96/factbook/wi-l.htm

Western Sahara Geography Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco Geographic coordinates: 24 30 N, 13 00 W Map references: Africa Area: total area: 266,000 sq km land area: 266,000 sq km comparative area: about the size of Colorado Land boundaries: total: 2,046 km border countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km Coastline: 1,110 km Maritime claims: contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue International disputes: claimed and administered by Morocco, but sovereignty is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since September 1991 Climate: hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew Terrain: mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast lowest point: Sebjet Tah -55 m highest point: unnamed location 463 m Natural resources: phosphates, iron ore Land use: arable land: permanent crops: meadows and pastures: forest and woodland: other: Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: sparse water and arable land natural hazards: hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility

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