Cote D'Ivoire's Geography
-Location:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia next to Guinea
-Geographic Location:
8 00 N, 5 00 W
-Total Area:
322,463 sq km
-Land Area:
318,003 sq km
-Water Area:
4,460 sq km
-Size comparative to U.S territory:
slightly larger than New Mexico
-Total distance of all land boundaries:
3,110 km
-Total distance of coastline:
515 km
-Description of Climate:
tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)
-Description of Terrain Point of lowest elevation:
Gulf of Guinea 0 m
-Point of highest elevation:
Monts Nimba 1,752 m
-Location:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia next to Guinea
-Geographic Location:
8 00 N, 5 00 W
-Total Area:
322,463 sq km
-Land Area:
318,003 sq km
-Water Area:
4,460 sq km
-Size comparative to U.S territory:
slightly larger than New Mexico
-Total distance of all land boundaries:
3,110 km
-Total distance of coastline:
515 km
-Description of Climate:
tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)
-Description of Terrain Point of lowest elevation:
Gulf of Guinea 0 m
-Point of highest elevation:
Monts Nimba 1,752 m