Talk:Geography of Egypt

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Untitled[edit]

"The construction of dams on the Nile... transformed the mighty river into a large and predictable irrigation ditch." Isn't that a bit harsh? "Ditch" implies something dug on purpose; the Nile may be impounded, but it's still mostly in its own channel. Aldenrw 19:27, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

List of facts[edit]

I took the following list of facts out of the article. The article needs to be reworked so it's not just a list of these facts. Still, some of this material may be useful. --Aude (talk) 22:57, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Area and boundaries[edit]

Area:
total: 1,001,450 km²
land: 995,450 km²
water: 6,000 km²

Area - comparative: slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico (US)

Land boundaries:
total: 2,689 km
border countries: Gaza Strip 11 km, Israel 255 km, Libya 1,150 km, Sudan 1,273 km

Coastline: 2,450 km

Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles (44 km)
continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles (370 km)
territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (22 km)

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Qattara Depression -133 m
highest point: Mount Catherine 2,629 m

Resources and land use[edit]

Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc

Land use:
arable land: 2%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 98% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: 32,460 km² (1993 est.)

Environmental concerns[edit]

Natural hazards: periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides, volcanic activity; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms

Environment - current issues: agricultural land being lost to urbanization and windblown sands; increasing soil salination below Aswan High Dam; desertification; oil pollution threatening coral reefs, beaches, and marine habitats; other water pollution from agricultural pesticides, raw sewage, and industrial effluents; very limited natural fresh water resources away from the Nile which is the only perennial water source; rapid growth in population overstraining natural resources

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution (MARPOL 73/78), Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

Geography - note: controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, shortest sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics

Missing: section on climate[edit]

This article needs a section entitled "Climate".

The Transhumanist 00:19, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of "Template:Largest cities of Egypt"[edit]

Template:Largest cities of Egypt has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. --Triggerhippie4 (talk) 10:01, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]