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21 paź 2024 · The Sahel stretches 3,670 mi (5,900 km) from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east, in a belt a few hundred to a thousand kilometers (c. 600 mi) wide. It covers an area of 1,178,850 square miles (3,053,200 sq km).
The Sahel spans 5,900 km (3,670 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east, in a belt several hundred to a thousand kilometers (c. 600 miles) wide. It covers an area of 3,053,200 square kilometers (1,178,850 sq mi).
This chapter examines the geographical meaning of the Sahel and its spatial dynamics. Unlike other approaches that define the Sahel as a bioclimatic zone or as an ungoverned area, it shows that the Sahel is primarily a space of circulation in which uncertainty has historically been overcome by mobility.
1 sie 2020 · Download Image. Download 2020_un_sahelregion_om.jpg (876.87 KB) Author: UN Geospatial.
16 sie 2021 · Map showing the extent of the Sahel region of Africa. The Sahel passes through 10 African countries. It begins on the Atlantic coasts of Senegal and Mauritania, and passes east through the central parts of Mali, Niger, Chad, and Sudan into northwestern Eritrea, ending at Eritrea’s Red Sea coast.
29 paź 2024 · Sahel, semiarid region of western and north-central Africa extending from Senegal eastward to Sudan. It forms a transitional zone between the arid Sahara (desert) to the north and the belt of humid savannas to the south. Learn more about the Sahel here.
Download scientific diagram | Topographic map of the Sahel region in West Africa (20-10° N and 18°W-20° E) including the main mountain chains and the capitals of the CILSS countries.
