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Península de Río de Oro, Western Sahara


Alternative Names:Peninsula de Rio de Oro, Peninsule de Wad Ad-Dahab, Península de Río de Oro
Type:Peninsula - an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water
Mindat.org Region:Oued Ed-Dahab Province, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region, Morocco
Region:Western Sahara
Latitude:23° 41' 59" N
Longitude:15° 56' 59" W
Lat/Long (dec):23.7,-15.95
Köppen climate type:BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Feature ID:2578654
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2578654:7
GUID:8d69c6eb-d38b-4fa7-9605-30b4524315ec
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Twinihat carbonatite, Ouled Dlim Massif (Adrar Souttouf), Oued Ed-Dahab Province, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region, Morocco23° 16' 16" N15° 46' 8" W51.1km (31.8 miles)
Ouled Dlim Massif (Adrar Souttouf), Oued Ed-Dahab Province, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region, Morocco23° 7' 57" N15° 29' 23" W78.6km (48.9 miles)
Rab Sbayta 006, Rio de Oro, Western Sahara24° 14' 22" N14° 45' 0" W135.9km (84.4 miles)
Awsard massif, Aousserd Province, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region, Morocco22° 34' 59" N14° 16' 59" W210.8km (131.0 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
African PlateTectonic Plate
Aaiun-Tarfaya basin, African PlateBasin
Atlantic OceanOcean
MoroccoCountry
Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region, MoroccoRegion
Dakhla City, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region, MoroccoDisputed Territory
Oued Ed-Dahab Province, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region, MoroccoProvince
Northwest Africa MeteoritesMeteorite Fall Location
Western SaharaDisputed Territory

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Western Sahara, Oued el Dahab253.4.0.0.0.0
 
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