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**Location:**
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula

**Geographic Coordinates:**
27 00 N, 30 00 E

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**Area:**

 * **Total:**1,001,450 sq km
 * **Land:** 995,450 sq km
 * **Water:** 6,000 sq km

**Land Boundaries:**

 * **Total:**2,665 km
 * **Boarder Countries:** Gaza Strip 11 km, Israel 266 km, Libya 1,115 km, Sudan 1,273 km

**Coastline:**
2,450 km

**Climate:**
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters

**Terrain:**
vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta

**Elevation Extremes:**

 * **Lowest Point:** Qattara Depression -133 m
 * **Highest Point: **<span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">Mount Catherine 2,629 m

**Natural Resources:**
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, rare earth elements, zinc

**Natural Hazards:**
periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms; sandstorms

**Additional Geography Information:**
controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics; dependence on upstream neighbors; dominance of Nile basin issues; prone to influxes of refugees

Student Questions:
1. The country of Egypt boarders which sea(s)? a. Mediterranean Sea b. Red Sea c. Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea d. None of the above

2. Egypt is a _. a. Dessert b. Rain Forest c. Arctic d. None of the above

Answers: 1. c 2. a

**Page References:**
The World Factbook. (n.d.). //Central Intelligence Agency//. Retrieved April 6, 2011, from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

Yoga Retreats and Sacred Sites Tours: Shamayoga - Steve Avian, yoga teacher training, classes, yoga days and retreats in Sheffield. (n.d.). //Yoga Classes: Shamayoga - Steve Avian, yoga teacher training, classes, yoga days and retreats in Sheffield//. Retrieved April 5, 2011, from http://www.shamayoga.org.uk/retreats-tours.html


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