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Pages in category "Borders of Benin" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Benin–Burkina Faso border;
Benin map of Köppen climate classification zones man transporting a tree trunk during rainy season (October 2018) Benin's climate is hot and humid. Annual rainfall in the coastal area averages 1,360 mm (53.5 in), not particularly high for coastal West Africa. Benin has two rainy and two dry seasons.
The location of Benin An enlargeable map of Benin. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Benin: . Benin – country in West Africa. [1] It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin.
Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination. For purposes of this list, " maritime boundary " includes boundaries that are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , which includes boundaries of territorial waters , contiguous zones , and exclusive economic zones .
The Benin–Burkina Faso border is 386 km (240 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Togo in the southwest to the tripoint with Niger in the northeast. [1]
The Benin–Togo border is 651 km (405 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Burkina Faso in the north down to the Bight of Benin in the south. [1] Description
Beware, beware the Bight of the Benin, for few come out though many go in. A variation goes: Beware beware, the Bight of Benin: one comes out, where fifty went in! This is said to be a slavery jingle or sea shanty about the risk of malaria in the Bight. [4] A third version of the couplet is: Beware and take care of the Bight of Benin.
A woman exhibiting steatopygia. It has been suggested that this feature was once more widespread. Paleolithic Venus figurines, sometimes referred to as "Steatopygian Venus" figures, discovered from Europe to Asia presenting a remarkable development of the thighs, and even the prolongation of the labia minora, have been used to support this ...