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  2. Niger River - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 October 2024. Major river in West Africa Niger River Fleuve Niger (French) Joliba (Maninka) Jeliba (Bambara) Maayo Ɓaleewo 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤴𞤮 𞤄𞤢𞤤𞤫𞤮 (Fula) Egerew ⴻⴳⴻⵔⴻⵡ (Tamasheq) Issa Beri (Zarma) Kwara (Hausa) Toru Beni (Ijo languages) Ọya (Yoruba) Óshimiri/ Oshimili ...

  3. Geography of Asia - Wikipedia

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    The coast of Turkey, original Asian shore seen from a beach on Rhodes. The three-continent system was an idea devised in Archaic Greece, a time of Greek colonial expansion and trade throughout the Mediterranean and the spread of writing again. Writing is a prerequisite of written geography.

  4. List of rivers of Asia - Wikipedia

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    Naf River - Myanmar, Bangladesh. Nagavalli River -India. Nakdong River - South Korea - Korea Strait. Nan River - Thailand. Narmada River - India (Gujarat) Nilwala River - Sri Lanka. Nizhnyaya Tunguska River (Lower Tunguska) - Russia. Ob - Russia (Siberia) - Gulf of Ob of the Arctic Ocean. Om - Russia.

  5. Mercator 1569 world map - Wikipedia

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    Mercator's 1569 map was a large planisphere, [3] i.e. a projection of the spherical Earth onto the plane. It was printed in eighteen separate sheets from copper plates engraved by Mercator himself. [4] Each sheet measures 33×40 cm and, with a border of 2 cm, the complete map measures 202×124 cm. All sheets span a longitude of 60 degrees; the ...

  6. Geography of Niger - Wikipedia

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    Niger map of Köppen climate classification. Niger's climate is largely hot and dry, with most of the country in a desert region. The terrain is predominantly desert plains and sand dunes. There are also large plains in the south and hills in the north. In the southwest, there is a hot semi-arid climate near the edges of the Niger River Basin.

  7. Cartography of Asia - Wikipedia

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    In medieval T and O maps, Asia makes for half the world's landmass, with Africa and Europe accounting for a quarter each. With the High Middle Ages, Southwest and Central Asia receive better resolution in Muslim geography, and the 11th century map by Mahmud al-Kashgari is the first world map drawn from a Central Asian point of view.

  8. Inner Niger Delta - Wikipedia

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    Official name. Delta Intérieur du Niger. Designated. 1 February 2004. Reference no. 1365 [1] The Inner Niger Delta, also known as the Macina or Masina, [2] is the inland river delta of the Niger River. It is an area of fluvial wetlands, lakes and floodplains in the semi-arid Sahel area of central Mali, just south of the Sahara Desert.

  9. Niger - Wikipedia

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    A map of Niger Satellite image of Niger. Niger is a landlocked nation in West Africa located along the border between the Sahara and Sub-Saharan regions. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east. Niger lies between latitudes 11° and 24°N, and longitudes 0 ...