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Algeria

Algeria is located in northern Africa. On its northern border is the Mediterranean Sea. Most Algerians live near the Mediterranean Sea. Other countries surrounding Algeria are Tunisia and Libya on the east; Niger, Mali, and Mauritania on the south; and Morocco on the west. The total area of Algeria is 919,595 square miles.
In Algeria, there are three major land regions. The Tell (Arabic for hill) is 750 miles along the Mediterranean cost. Its average temperature in summer is 77° F. and in winter, 52° F. Annual rainfall is 16" in the west area of the Tell and 27" in the east. The High Plateaus are the second major land region and are south of the Tell Atlas Mountains. They range from 1,300 to 4,300 feet above sea level. There are shallow salt pools called Chotts which form on the plateaus. The average temperature is 51° F. in summer and 41° F. in winter. The third major land region is the Algerian portion of the Sahara, which covers 90% of the country’s total ar...

Posted by: Joel Chibota

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