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Climate zones of Africa, showing the ecological break between the Sahara Desert (red), the hot semi-arid climate of the Sahel (orange) and the tropical climate of Central and Western Africa (blue). Southern Africa has a transition to subtropical and temperate climates (green and yellow), and more desert or semi-arid regions, centered on Namibia ...
Tropical savanna climates (Aw), Hot Semi-arid (BSh), Hot Desert (BWh) The Sahel region (/ səˈhɛl /; from Arabic ساحل (sāḥil [ˈsaːħil]) 'coast, shore') or Sahelian acacia savanna is a biogeographical region in Africa. It is the transition zone between the more humid Sudanian savannas to its south and the drier Sahara to the north.
West Africa, or Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom Overseas Territory).
Nigeria's climate is influenced by its geographical location, topography, and the interactions of various air masses. [7] Nigeria is situated in West Africa, between latitudes 4°N and 14°N, and longitudes 2°E and 14°E. [8] It experiences a tropical climate characterized by distinct wet and dry seasons. [9]
Afrotropical realm. The Afrotropical realm (in green) The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. [1] It was formerly known as the Ethiopian Zone or Ethiopian Region.
The climate of Ghana is tropical. [1] The eastern coastal belt is warm and comparatively dry, the south-west corner of Ghana is hot and humid , and the north of Ghana is hot and dry. [ 2 ] Ghana is located on the Gulf of Guinea , only a few degrees north of the Equator , giving it a warm climate.
'the west' [ælˈmaɣrɪb] ⓘ), also known as the Arab Maghreb (Arabic: اَلْمَغْرِبُ الْعَرَبِيُّ) and Northwest Africa, [5] is the western part of the Arab world. The region comprises western and central North Africa , including Algeria , Libya , Mauritania , Morocco , and Tunisia .
Geography of Benin. Benin, a narrow, key-shaped, north–south strip of land in West Africa, lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer. Its latitude ranges from 6°30 ′ N to 12°30 ′ N and its longitude from 1° E to 3°40 ′ E. It is bounded by Togo to the west, Burkina Faso and Niger to the north, Nigeria to the east, and the ...