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| subdivision_name = [[Mauritania]] and [[Mali]] |
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[[File:Sahara Desert AS09-21-3259-61.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A part of El Djouf region viewed from space during the [[Apollo 9]] mission. To the right are rock outcrops in western Mali, and to the left are dunes in eastern Mauritania.]] |
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'''El Djouf''' is a desert, an [[arid]] [[natural region]] of sand dunes and rock salt which covers northeastern [[Mauritania]] and part of northwestern [[Mali]].<ref>[http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1572431/El-Djouf El-Djouf - Encyclopædia Britannica]</ref> El Djouf is a part of the [[Sahara Desert]] in the north. |
'''El Djouf''' ({{langx|ar|الجوف}}) is a desert, an [[arid]] [[natural region]] of sand dunes and rock salt which covers northeastern [[Mauritania]] and part of northwestern [[Mali]].<ref>[http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1572431/El-Djouf El-Djouf - Encyclopædia Britannica]</ref> El Djouf is a part of the [[Sahara Desert]] in the north. El Djouf is 320 meters (1,050 feet) above sea level. |
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A [[meteorite]] of a rare type of [[carbonaceous chondrite]] was found in |
A [[meteorite]] of a rare type of [[carbonaceous chondrite]] was found in El Djouf in October 1989.<ref>[https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=7797 El Djouf 001], Lunar and Planetary Institute, Meteoritical Bulletin Database</ref> |
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==Geographic features== |
==Geographic features== |
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The El Djouf consists in a typical [[Africa]]n type of broad shallow [[sedimentary basin]], separated by divides formed by [[fault block]]s, [[plateau]]s and mountain ranges, where rock waste eroded from higher surfaces has been deposited at the base. |
The El Djouf consists in a typical [[Africa]]n type of broad shallow [[sedimentary basin]], separated by divides formed by [[fault block]]s, [[plateau]]s and [[mountain ranges]], where rock waste eroded from higher surfaces has been deposited at the base. |
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Other significant basins of this type are those of [[Lake Chad]] and the [[Lake Victoria|Victoria]] - [[Lake Kyoga|Kyoga]] lake basin, as well as the [[Congo River|Congo]] and [[Zambezi River|Zambezi]] rivers.<ref>Martins, Lina, Krecek, Josef (Eds.), ''Environmental Reconstruction in Headwater Areas''. |
Other significant basins of this type are those of [[Lake Chad]] and the [[Lake Victoria|Victoria]] - [[Lake Kyoga|Kyoga]] lake basin, as well as the [[Congo River|Congo]] and [[Zambezi River|Zambezi]] rivers.<ref>Martins, Lina, Krecek, Josef (Eds.), ''Environmental Reconstruction in Headwater Areas''. p. 201</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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[[Category:Landforms of Mauritania]] |
[[Category:Landforms of Mauritania]] |
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[[Category:Deserts of Africa]] |
[[Category:Deserts of Africa]] |
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[[Category:Ergs of Africa]] |
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[[Category:Basins of Africa]] |
[[Category:Basins of Africa]] |
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[[Category:Sahara]] |
[[Category:Sahara]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:28, 28 October 2024
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 (Arabic: الجوف) is a desert, an arid natural region of sand dunes and rock salt which covers northeastern Mauritania and part of northwestern Mali.[1] El Djouf is a part of the 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
[edit]The El Djouf consists in a typical African type of broad shallow sedimentary basin, separated by divides formed by fault blocks, plateaus and mountain ranges, where rock waste eroded from higher surfaces has been deposited at the base.
Other significant basins of this type are those of Lake Chad and the Victoria - Kyoga lake basin, as well as the Congo and Zambezi rivers.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
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