Morocco: Geography#
| Location | Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 32 00 N, 5 00 W 32.0,-5.0 |
| Area | total: 446,550 sq km land: 446,300 sq km water: 250 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 446550 DBpedia: 446550 Geoname: 446550 Infoplease: 446550 Britannica: 442300 Wolfram: 446550 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,020.5 km border countries: Algeria 1,559 km, Western Sahara 443 km, Spain (Ceuta) 8 km, Spain (Melilla) 10.5 km note: an additional 75-meter border segment exists between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Penon de Velez de la Gomera |
| Coastline | 1,835 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Sebkha Tah -55 m highest point: Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Toubkal 4167 m; Timesguida 4089 m; Ras N'ouanoukrim 4083 m; M'Goun 4068 m; Jbel Mgoum 4065 m According to Geonames: Jebel Toubkal 4167 m; Ouanoukrim 4080 m; Ighil Mgoun 4068 m; Jbel n’ Nig Oumassine 3883 m; Aksoual 3842 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermontane valleys, and rich coastal plains |
| Natural Hazards | northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts |
| Natural Resource | phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt |
| Land Use | arable land: 17.79% permanent crops: 2.6% other: 79.61% (2011) |
| Climate | Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior |
| Irrigated Land | 14,850 sq km (2004) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 29 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation); water supplies contaminated by raw sewage; siltation of reservoirs; oil pollution of coastal waters |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Casablanca; Rabat; Fez; Marrakech; Agadir According to Geonames: Casablanca; Rabat; Fès; Sale; Marrakesh Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar |