El Djouf
El Djouf
الجوف | |
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 Map of the topographic features of the Sahara | |
| Country | Mauritania and Mali |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
El Djouf (
Sahara Desert
in the north. El Djouf is 320 meters (1,050 feet) above sea level.
A meteorite of a rare type of carbonaceous chondrite was found in El Djouf in October 1989.[2]
Geographic features
The El Djouf consists in a typical
mountain ranges
, where rock waste eroded from higher surfaces has been deposited at the base.
Other significant basins of this type are those of
Zambezi rivers.[3]
See also
- Geography of Mauritania
- Sahara Desert
References
- ^ El-Djouf - Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ El Djouf 001, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Meteoritical Bulletin Database
- ^ Martins, Lina, Krecek, Josef (Eds.), Environmental Reconstruction in Headwater Areas. p. 201
External links
21°30′N 6°40′W / 21.500°N 6.667°W
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