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The fourth region, the high plains, occupies the northern and northwestern sector of Ghana. [1] Like most West African countries, Ghana has no natural harbours. [1] Because strong surf pounds the shoreline, two artificial harbours were built at Takoradi and Tema (the latter completed in 1961) to accommodate Ghana's shipping needs. [1]
Countries by land border length Antarctica and countries in purple are those without any land border. This list gives the number of distinct land borders of each country or territory, as well as the neighboring countries and territories. The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1]
Ghana, [a] officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa.It lies adjacent to the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing a border with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.
Burkina Faso–Ghana border; G. Ghana–Ivory Coast border; Ghana–Togo border This page was last edited on 1 August 2015, at 13:55 (UTC). ...
The border starts in the west at the tripoint with Ivory Coast on the Black Volta river; the border continues north along this river up to the 11th parallel north. [2] The border then turns east, following this parallel until it reaches the Red Volta (though note that the border is not entirely straight in this sector, as at several points the boundary jogs north or south).
The Ghana–Ivory Coast border is 720 km (447 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Burkina Faso in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the south. [1] [2]
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 .
[8] [2] The new boundary between the mandates (i.e. the modern Ghana–Togo border) was then confirmed between Britain and France on 21 October 1929 following demarcation work conducted 1927–29. [8] [2] By plebiscite, British Togoland was incorporated into the Gold Coast colony in 1956, which gained independence as Ghana the following year.