LOCATION, POSITION, SIZE AND POLITICAL DIVISIONS OF AFRICA
LOCATION Africa is located between latitude 37 degrees north and 35 degrees south of the equator and longitudes 17 degrees west and 51 degrees east of the Greenwich Meridian. POSITION Africa, the second largest continent in the world after…
SIZE, LOCATION, POSITION AND POLITICAL DIVISIONS OF WEST AFRICA
SIZE West Africa occupies about one fifth of the area of Africa and has a total land area of approximately 6,143,000 square kilometres. The main offshore islands include Sao Tome, Principe, Fernando Po, Annobon and Cape Verde which occupy another…