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A map of Guinea Bissau Location of Guinea Bissau
The geography of Guinea-Bissau is that of low coastal plains bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The country borders Senegal in the north and Guinea in the southeast.
Terrain and ecology [ edit ]
Guinea-Bissau's topography.
The terrain of Guinea-Bissau is mostly low coastal plain with swamps of Guinean mangroves rising to Guinean forest-savanna mosaic in the east.[1] [2]
The lowest point on Guinea-Bissau is at sea level at the Atlantic Ocean.[1] Monte Torin with an elevation of 262 m (860 ft ).[1]
Natural resources found in Guinea-Bissau include fish, timber , phosphates , bauxite , clay, granite , limestone and unexploited deposits of petroleum .[1] [1]
Natural hazards include a hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze that may reduce visibility during the dry season and brush fires.[1] deforestation ; soil erosion ; overgrazing and overfishing .[1]
Near the Senegal border there have been historic sightings of the painted hunting dog , Lycaon pictus , but that endangered canid may now be extirpated in that locale.[3]
Climate [ edit ]
Guinea-Bissau's climate is tropical . This means it is generally hot and humid. It has a monsoonal -type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds and a dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds.[1]
Köppen–Geiger climate classification map at 1-km resolution for Guinea-Bissau (1991–2020)
Guinea-Bissau is warm all year around and there is little temperature fluctuation; it averages 26.3 °C (79.3 °F). The average rainfall for the capital city Bissau is 2,024 millimetres (79.7 in ) although this is almost entirely accounted for during the rainy season which falls between June and September/October. From December through April, the country receives very little rainfall.
Climate data for Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (1974–1994)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
36.7
38.3
38.9
41.1
39.4
35.6
33.3
32.8
33.9
34.4
35.0
35.6
41.1
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
31.1
32.8
33.9
33.3
32.8
31.1
29.4
30.0
30.0
31.1
31.7
30.6
31.5
Daily mean °C (°F)
24.4
25.6
26.6
27.0
27.5
26.9
26.1
26.4
26.4
27.0
26.9
24.8
26.3
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
17.8
18.3
19.4
20.6
22.2
22.8
22.8
22.8
22.8
22.8
22.2
18.9
21.1
Record low °C (°F)
12.2
13.3
15.6
16.7
17.2
19.4
19.4
19.4
19.4
20.0
15.0
12.8
12.2
Average rainfall mm (inches)
0.5
0.8
0.5
0.8
17.3
174.8
472.5
682.5
434.9
194.8
41.4
2.0
2,022.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours
248
226
279
270
248
210
186
155
180
217
240
248
2,707
Source 1: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial[4]
Source 2: World Climate Guides (sunshine only)[5]
Bissagos Islands [ edit ]
Information from the CIA World Factbook [ edit ]
Typical scenery in Guinea-Bissau. Eastern Guinea-Bissau High plain mountains near the border with Guinea Praia de Ofir , Bijagós Islands , Guinea-Bissau
Location
Western Africa , bordering the North Atlantic Ocean , between Guinea and Senegal
Geographic coordinates
12°00′N 15°00′W / 12.000°N 15.000°W / 12.000; -15.000
Map references
Area
Total: 36,125 km²
country rank in the world: 134th
Land: 28,120 km²
Water: 8,005 km²
Area comparative
Australia comparative: slightly more than 1 / 2 the size of Tasmania
Canada comparative: approximately 1 / 2 the size of New Brunswick
United Kingdom comparative: approximately 3 / 5 larger than Wales
United States comparative: approximately 1 / 8 larger than Maryland
EU 1 / 2 the size of Ireland
Land boundaries
Total
Coastline
350 km
Maritime claims
Territorial sea
Terrain
Mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east
Elevation extremes
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest point: Unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m
Natural resources
Fish , timber , phosphates , bauxite , unexploited deposits of petroleum
Land use
Arable land: 10.67%
Permanent crops: 8.89%
Other: 80.44% (2012 est.)
Irrigated land
223.6 km2
Total renewable water resources
31 km3
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total: 0.18 km3
Per capita: 135.7 m3
Natural hazards
Hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires
Environment—current issues
Deforestation ; soil erosion ; overgrazing ; overfishing
Environment—international agreements
Extreme points [ edit ]
This is a list of the extreme points of Guinea-Bissau , the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
Northernmost point – the northern section of the border with Senegal *
Easternmost point – unnamed location on the border with Guinea immediately south-west of the Guinean village of Sofan , Gabú Region
Southernmost point – unnamed headland on Ilha Cataque, Tombali Region
Westernmost point - Cape Roxo at the point where the border with Senegal enters the Atlantic Ocean , Cacheu Region
*Note: Guinea-Bissau does not have a northernmost point, the border here being formed by a straight horizontal line
See also [ edit ]
Line notes [ edit ]
^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Painted Hunting Dog: Lycaon pictus , GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. StrombergArchived December 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ "GUINEA-BISSAU - BISSAU" . Centro de Investigaciones Fitosociológicas. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2011-10-04 .
^ "Bissau Climate Guide" . Centro de Investigaciones Fitosociológicas. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2011-10-04 .
References [ edit ]
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● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 7 J u l y 2 0 2 4 , a t 2 0 : 2 7 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
