Geography of Ghana
| Subclass of | geography of Africa  |
|---|---|
| Facet give | Ghana |
| Country | Ghana |
| Related category | Category:Ghana geography-related lists, Category:Lists of landforms of Ghana |
Ghana be a West African country insyd Africa, along de Gulf of Guinea.
Ghana dey encompass plains, low hills, rivers, Lake Volta, de world ein largest artificial lake, Dodi Island den Bobowasi Island on de south Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana. Dem fi divide Ghana into four different geographical ecoregions. De coastline be mostly a low, sandy shore backed by plains den scrub wey ne intersected by chaw rivers den streams. De northern part of Ghana dey feature high plains. South-west den south-central Ghana be made up of a forested plateau region wey dey consist of de Ashanti uplands den de Kwahu Plateau. Dem dey find de hilly Akwapim-Togo ranges along Ghana ein eastern international border.
De Volta Basin dey take up most of south-central Ghana den Ghana ein highest point be Mount Afadja wich be 885 m (2,904 ft) wey na dem find am insyd de Akwapim-Togo ranges. De climate be tropical den de eastern coastal belt be warm den comparatively dry, de south-west corner of Ghana be hot den humid, den de north of Ghana be warm den wet. Lake Volta, de world ein largest artificial lake, dey extend thru small portions of south-eastern Ghana den chaw tributary rivers such as de Oti den Afram rivers flow into am.
De northernmost part of Ghana be Pulmakom den de southernmost part of Ghana be Cape Three Points near Axim. Ghana dey lie between latitudes 4° den 12°N. South Ghana dey contain evergreen den semi-deciduous forests wey dey consist of trees such as mahogany, odum, ebony wey na e sanso dey contain much of Ghana ein oil palms den mangroves plus shea trees, baobabs den acacias dem find insyd de northern part of Ghana. Ein southernmost coast at Cape Three Points be 4° 30' north of de equator.[1] From hie, de country dey extend inland for sam 670 kilometres (420 mi) to about 11° north.[1] De distance across de widest part, between longitude 1° 12' east den longitude 3° 15' west, dey measure about 560 kilometres (350 mi).[1]
De Greenwich Meridian, wich dey pass thru London, sanso dey traverse de eastern part of Ghana at Tema.[1]
Area den boundaries
[edit | edit source]- Area
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- Total: 238,537 km²[2]
- country rank insyd de world: 80th
- Land: 227,533 km²
- Water: 11,000 km²
- Area comparative
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- Australia comparative: slightly larger dan Victoria
- Canada comparative: slightly less dan half de size of de Yukon
- United Kingdom comparative: slightly smaller dan de United Kingdom
- United States comparative: approximately twice de size of Pennsylvania
- EU comparative: approximately equal in size to Romania
- Land boundaries
- total: 2,420 km
- border countries: Burkina Faso (602 km) to de north, Ivory Coast (720 km) to de west, den Togo (1,098 km) to de east.
Extreme points
[edit | edit source]Dis be a list of de extreme points of Ghana, de points wey be farther north, south, east anaa west dan any oda location.
- Northernmost point – de point at wich de border plus Burkina Faso dey enter de Morbira river immediately south of de Burkinabè village of Kanhiré, Upper East Region
- Easternmost point – de southernmost section of de border plus Togo, Volta Region*
- Southernmost point – Cape Three Points, Western Region
- Westernmost point - de point wer de border plus Ivory Coast dey enter de Manzan river, Western Region
- Note: Ghana no get an easternmost point, de border at dis section be defined along de line of longitude at 1°12'05.73"E[3]
Gallery
[edit | edit source]- Landscapes den climates of Ghana
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Tropical climate insyd de Greater Accra region -
Semi-arid climate of de Upper West region den Upper East region -
Seashores den lagoons of de Western region -
Tropical savanna climate den safaris of de Northern Region -
Reefs den resorts insyd de Greater Accra region Capital of Ghana -
Kintampo Waterfalls of de Brong-Ahafo region -
Humid subtropical climate den mountains of de Volta region -
Springs den waterfalls insyd de Volta region -
Tropical rainforest climate; forests den woodlands insyd de Ashanti region -
Wetlands den western reef herons insyd de Greater Accra region -
Tropical monsoon climate; coastlines den beaches of de Central region -
Tropical evergreen rainforest at Ankasa, Western Region, Ghana
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References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Owusu-Ansah, David; Berry, LaVerle (1995). "Ghana: a country study". Library of Congress. 3rd ed.: 62–72. ISBN 0-8444-0835-2. OCLC 32508385 – via Federal Research Division.
- ↑ "Ghana". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. August 23, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ↑ International Boundary Study, "Ghana Togo Boundary", No.126, 6 September 1972
