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fiogf49gjkf0d EGYPT IS SITUATED IN NORTH EAST AFRICA AND COVERS AN
APPROXIMATE AREA OF 997,667 SQ KM. IT IS BORDERED BY THE
SUDAN TO THE SOUTH, LIBYA TO THE WEST, THE MEDITERRANEAN
SEA TO THE NORTH AND FINALLY TO THE EAST BY ISRAEL. THE
COUNTRY MAY BE DIVIDED INTO TWO UNEVEN, ARID AREAS BY THE
EGYPT'S MAIN FEATURE THE NILE RIVER. THE WESTERN AND THE
EASTERN DESERT AREAS.
THE WESTERN DESERT AREA IS THE LARGEST OF THESE TWO AND IS
A LOW LYING PLATEAU WITHOUT WADIS. THE EASTERN DESERT IS
MUCH SMALLER AND IS A LIMESTONE AND SANDSTONE PLATEAU. THIS
PLATEAU IS DIVIDED UP BY WADIS AND ENCLOSED BY RUGGED
MOUNTAINS IN THE SOUTHEAST. THE SINAI, NORTHEAST OF THIS
REGION IS A PENINSULA MARKED BY THE SAME FEATURES. THE
HIGHEST PEAK IS MOUNT CATHERINE AND REACHES 2642M. ALSO
SITUATED IN THE EASTERN DESERT ARE THE RED SEA HILLS. THESE
HILLS RISE TO OVER 1828M ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
THE NILE HAS NO IMPORTANT TRIBUTARIES IN EGYPT AND FORMS A
FLAT BOTTOMED VALLEY, SPREADING TO THE DELTA LOWLANDS NORTH
OF CAIRO.
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