|
|
|
|
|
Geography Of The West BankGeography of the West Bank Location: Middle East, west of Jordan Geographic coordinates: Map references: Middle East Area:
total: 5,860 km
land: 5,640 km
water: 220 km
note: includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mount Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967 Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Delaware Land boundaries:
total: 404 km
border countries: Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Climate: temperate, temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters Terrain: mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m
highest point: Tall Asur 1,022 m Natural resources: arable land Land use:
arable land: 27%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 32%
forests and woodland: 1%
other: 40% Irrigated land: NA km Natural hazards: NA Environment - current issues: adequacy of fresh water supply; sewage treatment Geography - note: landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 231 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 29 in East Jerusalem (August 1999 est.)
|
 |
|
| Copyright 2005-2009 OnPedia.com. All Rights Reserved |
|
|