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Somalia is: a country; Location: Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator; Africa. East Africa. Horn of Africa; Time zone: East Africa Time ; Extreme points of Somalia High: Shimbiris 2,450 m (8,038 ft) Low: Indian Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: 2,340 km Djibouti 58 km Ethiopia 1,600 km Kenya 682 km. Coastline: 3,025 km
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The coastline of Somalia has different conditions throughout its length. Being the second-longest in Africa, this coastline is the easternmost coastline of continental Africa, comprises part of the north-western coastline of the Indian Ocean, and is the nearest coastline to the Socotra Islands, which are part of Yemen.
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The country's highest point, Shimber Berris, which rises to 2,460 meters, is located near the town of Erigavo. Southward the mountains descend, often in scarped ledges, to an elevated plateau devoid of perennial rivers. This region of broken mountain terrain, shallow plateau valleys, and usually dry watercourses is known to the Somalis as the Ogo.
The Indian Ocean joins the Pacific Ocean to the east, near Australia. The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the five. It joins the Atlantic Ocean near Greenland and Iceland and joins the Pacific Ocean at the Bering Strait. It overlies the North Pole, touching North America in the Western Hemisphere and Scandinavia and Siberia in the Eastern ...
English: This map shows the states, regions, and districts of Somalia, as well as the current situation in Somalia. Date: 12 March 2012: Source: Own work: Author:
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