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Foum al Wad, Western Sahara


Alternative Names:Boca del Rio, Foum al Wad, Fum el Uad
Type:Wadi mouth - the lower terminus of a wadi where it widens into an adjoining floodplain, depression, or waterbody
Mindat.org Region:LaĆ¢youne Cercle, LaĆ¢youne Province, LaĆ¢youne-Sakia El Hamra Region, Morocco
Region:Western Sahara
Latitude:27° 11' 35" N
Longitude:13° 23' 18" W
Lat/Long (dec):27.19333,-13.38861
Kƶppen climate type:BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Feature ID:2461558
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2461558:9
GUID:215a91ad-8eb9-4009-b955-b82d4362c8c8
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
al-Saqiyah al-Hamra'a (Saguia el Hamra), Western Sahara27° 9' 12" N13° 12' 11" W18.9km (11.7 miles)
Dchira, al-Saqiyah al-Hamra'a (Saguia el Hamra), Western Sahara27° 1' 33" N13° 3' 6" W38.2km (23.7 miles)
Northwest Africa 773 Lunar meteorite (NWA 773), Dchira, al-Saqiyah al-Hamra'a (Saguia el Hamra), Western Sahara26° 46' 0" N12° 49' 0" W73.9km (45.9 miles)
Itqiy meteorite, al-Saqiyah al-Hamra'a (Saguia el Hamra), Western Sahara26° 35' 26" N12° 57' 7" W79.8km (49.6 miles)
Al Haggounia 001 meteorite, El Hagounia CaĆÆdat, Daoura-El Hagounia Cercle, Tarfaya Province, LaĆ¢youne-Sakia El Hamra Region, Morocco27° 30' 0" N12° 30' 0" W94.2km (58.5 miles)
Bu Craa (Bou Craa; Boukraa), LaĆ¢youne Cercle, LaĆ¢youne Province, LaĆ¢youne-Sakia El Hamra Region, Morocco26° 19' 6" N12° 51' 7" W110.9km (68.9 miles)
Gran Tarajal, Tuineje, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 12' 46" N14° 1' 18" W129.4km (80.4 miles)
Northwest Africa 7831 Meteorite (NWA 7831), Es Semara Cercle, Es Semara Province, LaĆ¢youne-Sakia El Hamra Region, Morocco27° 18' 24" N12° 4' 59" W129.7km (80.6 miles)
El Charco, Gran Tarajal, Tuineje, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 14' 18" N14° 1' 45" W132.2km (82.2 miles)
Road FV-2-Ravine of Cruzuela, La Lajita, PĆ”jara, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 11' 21" N14° 7' 55" W132.7km (82.5 miles)
Morro de Jable, PĆ”jara, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 3' 5" N14° 19' 51" W133.1km (82.7 miles)
Esquinzo, PĆ”jara, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 4' 31" N14° 18' 13" W133.2km (82.8 miles)
FV-2 Roadcuts west of Barranca de Butihondo, PĆ”jara, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 4' 9" N14° 18' 40" W133.2km (82.8 miles)
La Lajita, PĆ”jara, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 10' 59" N14° 9' 6" W133.3km (82.8 miles)
FV- 2 road cut, Fuente de Bartolo, Gran Tarajal, Tuineje, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 14' 26" N14° 3' 9" W133.5km (83.0 miles)
Road FV-2 roadcuts, Esquinzo, PĆ”jara, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 4' 44" N14° 18' 24" W133.7km (83.1 miles)
Outcrop on the road FV-2, La Lajita, PĆ”jara, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 10' 54" N14° 10' 1" W134.0km (83.3 miles)
Port road outcrop, Morro de Jable, PĆ”jara, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 3' 12" N14° 21' 3" W134.7km (83.7 miles)
FV-605 Road Cutting, La Pared, PĆ”jara, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 12' 39" N14° 12' 34" W139.1km (86.4 miles)
La Pared, PĆ”jara, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 12' 47" N14° 13' 2" W139.7km (86.8 miles)
Caldera de GairĆ­a, Antigua, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 21' 34" N14° 1' 5" W143.7km (89.3 miles)
El-Aasli area, Smara (Semara), Es Semara Province, LaĆ¢youne-Sakia El Hamra Region, Morocco26° 33' 23" N12° 5' 41" W146.6km (91.1 miles)
Puerto de la PeƱa - Cueva de Lobos area, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 23' 59" N14° 9' 24" W154.0km (95.7 miles)
La Matilla, Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 33' 35" N13° 57' 31" W161.9km (100.6 miles)
Unnamed quarry, La Matilla, Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 33' 50" N13° 57' 37" W162.4km (100.9 miles)
Esquinzo ultra-alkaline complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 37' 6" N13° 59' 33" W169.2km (105.1 miles)
Smara 002 meteorite, El-Aasli area, Smara (Semara), Es Semara Province, LaĆ¢youne-Sakia El Hamra Region, Morocco26° 40' 35" N11° 46' 15" W170.3km (105.8 miles)
MontaƱa Blanca-Milocho carbonatite, Fuerteventura basal complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 38' 40" N13° 59' 4" W171.7km (106.7 miles)
Glory-Hole mine, La Oliva, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 42' 10" N13° 53' 31" W175.0km (108.7 miles)
CalderĆ³n Hondo, La Oliva, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain28° 41' 59" N13° 55' 12" W175.5km (109.0 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
African PlateTectonic Plate
Aaiun-Tarfaya basin, African PlateBasin
MoroccoCountry
LaĆ¢youne-Sakia El Hamra Region, MoroccoRegion
LaĆ¢youne Province, LaĆ¢youne-Sakia El Hamra Region, MoroccoProvince
LaĆ¢youne Cercle, LaĆ¢youne Province, LaĆ¢youne-Sakia El Hamra Region, MoroccoCercle
Northwest Africa MeteoritesMeteorite Fall Location
Western SaharaDisputed Territory

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Western Sahara, Laayoune253.3.0.0.0.0
 
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