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The region of West Africa includes the southern portion of the bulge of the continent, which extends westward to the Atlantic Ocean. This region is bisected by the African Transition Zone, which borders the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. The main physical features include the Sahara Desert and the Niger River.
Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa, located southwest of central Sahara and bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean. The natural border to the east is the Cameroon Mountains.
Western Africa, region of the western African continent comprising the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Explore the West African region with our interactive Map of West Africa, featuring countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal. Discover the diverse geography, rich history, and cultural heritage of this vibrant area.
West Africa's landscape is mainly flat with coastal plains in the west and south, especially in Senegal, the southern Ivory Coast, the Niger Delta and the lower valleys of the Volta and Niger rivers. The interior consists of a hilly low plateau with elevations below 500 m.
Map of the 16 countries of West Africa. West Africa includes 16 countries and one dependency. Nigeria is the most populous country in both West African and Africa as a whole. Cabo Verde is West Africa's least populous country. About 411 million people live in West Africa.
Our assortment of African maps features a variety of types, from physical maps to clear country outlines, and straightforward continental overviews. To explore these options, just click on any of the maps displayed below.
West Africa, broadly defined to include the western portion of the Maghreb (Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia), occupies an area in excess of 6,140,000 km 2, or approximately one-fifth of Africa. The vast majority of this land is plains lying less than 300 meters above sea level, though isolated high points exist in numerous states ...
The Africa Physical Map highlights that the Atlas Mountains traverse northwestern Africa, through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Other ranges include the Ahaggar Mountains and the Mitumba Mountains, and Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro standing 5,895 meters above sea level.
The main physical features include the Sahara Desert and the Niger River. The Cameroon Highlands is located on the eastern border between Nigeria and Cameroon. At 4,100 miles long, the Nile River is the longest, while the Congo River is Africa’s second-longest at 2,922 miles.