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This is a list of countries and territories by their average elevation above sea level based on the data published by Central Intelligence Agency, [1] unless another source is cited. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
A dust storm over the Tripolitania region of Libya. Over 90% of Libya is desert. Area: Total: 1 759 540 km 2 Land: 1 759 540 km 2 Water: 0 km 2 Area - comparative: Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa, seven times the size of the United Kingdom, and slightly larger than Alaska.
Map of countries coloured according to their highest point. The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface.
A map of Libya Libya map of Köppen climate classification. Libya extends over 1,759,540 square kilometres (679,362 sq mi), making it the 16th-largest nation in the world by size. Libya is bounded to the north by the Mediterranean Sea, the west by Tunisia and Algeria, the southwest by Niger, the south by Chad, the southeast by Sudan, and the ...
This is a list of places on land below mean sea level.. Places artificially created such as tunnels, mines, basements, and dug holes, or places under water, or existing temporarily as a result of ebbing of sea tide etc., are not included.
An enlargeable topographic map of Libya. Geography of Libya. Libya is: a country; Location Libya is situated within the following regions: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Africa. North Africa; Sahara Desert; Greater Middle East; Time zone: Central Africa Time ; Extreme points of Libya High: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m (7,438 ft)
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Africa defined physiographically. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features. Notes are provided where territorial disputes or inconsistencies affect the listings.
In Africa, the parallel defines part of the border between Libya and Sudan. The 20th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 20 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane . It crosses Africa , Asia , the Indian Ocean , the Pacific Ocean , North America , the Caribbean , and the Atlantic Ocean .