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27 cze 2024 · The usual line taken to divide Africa from Asia today is at the Isthmus of Suez, the narrowest gap between the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Suez, which is the route followed by the Suez Canal. This makes the Sinai Peninsula geographically Asian, and Egypt a transcontinental country.
9 godz. temu · Africa. Africa, the second largest continent (after Asia ), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. The continent is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and on the south by the mingling waters of the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
21 cze 2024 · In terms of specific boundaries, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Suez, and the Suez Canal form the border between Africa and Asia. They separate the two continents, defining their distinct territories.
20 cze 2024 · Africa is separated from Asia by the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Suez Canal. Additionally, the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar separate Africa from Europe.
2 dni temu · The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos.
1 dzień temu · Asia is separated from North America to the northeast by the Bering Strait and from Australia to the southeast by the seas and straits connecting the Indian and Pacific oceans. The Isthmus of Suez unites Asia with Africa, and it is generally agreed that the Suez Canal forms the border between them.
5 dni temu · The African continent essentially consists of five ancient Precambrian cratons— Kaapvaal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Congo, and West African—that were formed between about 3.6 and 2 billion years ago and that basically have been tectonically stable since that time; those cratons are bounded by younger fold belts formed between 2 billion and 300 ...
