Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock According to COUNTRYAAH, Bolivia holds great contrasts from the topographic point of view. The western part is occupied by the Andes, which here reaches its greatest breadth, while the eastern part is a lowland, Oriente, which...
Nature Terrain forms, bedrock and climate From a geographical point of view, Bhutan is a transition area between the Himalayan mountain system in the north of over 7,000 m above sea level. and the Brahmaputra flood plain in the south at...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock The flat coastal area closest to the Gulf of Benin and the Atlantic Ocean is made up of sandy beaches and lagoons made up of streams with an easterly direction. Inside the coast are marshy marshlands...
Nature Belize, in its northern part, is a swampy lowland, drained by Hondo, the Mexico border, and the Belize River. The southern half of the country is occupied by the Maya Mountains, which is a shredded limestone plateau. The highest point,...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Belgium is mainly a low lying country, slowly rising from the North Sea in the west and the Netherlands in the north to the Ardennes in the south-east, which is the only highland area. A number...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Belarus bedrock belongs to the Russian platform, where the bedrock is covered by undisturbed layers of sedimentary rocks deposited under Devon, Cretaceous and Tertiary. Belarus is part of the Eastern European lowlands and is largely flat....
Nature Barbados, unlike many other islands of the Windward Islands, consists of sedimentary rocks such as clay, sandstone and conglomerate from the Upper Cretaceous, superimposed by calcareous sediments and coral formations with a thickness of up to 100 m. The soil...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Bangladesh’s terrain forms are characterized by the many water-rich rivers and their dense river arms and huge delta formations, which are constantly growing. The most significant rivers are the Ganges and Brahmaputra, with the common estuary...
Nature While all the smaller islands are only a few meters above sea level, the main island is taller and more sculpted. It is built up of arched rock layers consisting of limestone, sandstone and marble from chalk and tertiary. The...
Nature In addition to the islands, about 20 of which are inhabited, there are about 2,400 smaller reefs or inserts. Most of the islands are only a few meters high, and the largest, Andros, reaches 22 meters above sea level. On...
Nature The northern border of Azerbaijan is formed by the mountain ranges of the Greater Caucasus, which in Bazardjuzi reach an altitude of 4,466 m above sea level. According to COUNTRYAAH, this part of the country is a scenic area with...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock The majority of Austria is occupied by mountain ranges that form part of the Eastern Alps (see Alps). They occupy the entire narrow western part of the country and continue as lower mountains in the wider...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Low relief and extreme drought leave their mark on most of Australia’s land surface. Less than 6% of the area is above 700 m level, and larger altitude areas are missing, with the exception of a...
Nature According to COUNTRYAAH, Armenian nature is largely characterized by highlands and mountain ranges in the Lesser Caucasus. The highest peak is Aragats, 4,090 m above sea level, in the northwest of the country. The mountain ranges have been formed as...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Argentina’s location on South America’s wedge-shaped southern tip and with the high mountain range of the Andes as a barrier in the west causes major contradictions in the country’s natural conditions, in terms of both terrain...
Nature Like other islands in the Little Antilles, the islands have a bedrock of young tertiary and quaternary limestones and sandstones. However, Antigua’s southwestern part consists of tertiary, basic volcanoes, which provide a much more hilly terrain than in other parts,...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock The greater part of Angola’s land area, with an average height of 1,220 m above sea level, belongs to the great South African plateau. In the north, however, there is a transition area between this high...
Nature The terrain conditions are determined by the country’s geographical location on the southern slope of the eastern part of the Pyrenees. Andorra has pronounced mountain terrain with sharp ridges, whose peaks in several places rise to close to 3000 m...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Within Algeria, in the north, there is an eastern part of the Atlas Mountains, while the rest of the country is occupied by the Sahara. plateaus, sinks and rock masses. The Atlas region, which is 1,000...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Albania’s terrain conditions are strongly characterized by the fact that it forms part of the Dinaric mountain range zone, a continuation to the southeast of the Eastern Alps. The bedrock originates mainly from Mesozoic times, while...
Åland belongs to the Republic of Finland, but the islands constitute an autonomous landscape. Almost the entire population is Swedish-speaking. The most important industries are shipping, trade and tourism. Fishing is also important as a source of income. Geography and population...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Afghanistan can be divided into three geographical regions: the Central Highlands, the Northern Plains and the Southwest Plateau. Like neighboring Iran in the west and China in the east, Afghanistan has a distinctly mountainous natural landscape....
Wildlife North Africa, including the Atlas Mountains, Northern Sahara and the Canary Islands, belongs to the Palarctic fauna region, while tropical Africa, together with the southernmost Arabian peninsula, constitutes the Ethiopian fauna region. Africa, including Madagascar and other surrounding islands, houses...
Land About 3/4 of Asia’s surface is made up of mountains and plateaus. The Ural Mountains, which reach just under 2,000 m above sea level, form Asia’s border with Europe. From Pamir (“roof of the world”), a highland more than 7,500...
Land Europe is a fragmented continent. About 1/3 of the land area consists of islands and peninsulas, giving the continent a very long coast of varying type. More than half of Europe is lowland, which is a larger proportion than in...
Land Along the west side of North America lies the Cordillarians, a complex of several parallel mountain ranges, averaging 4,000–5,000 m high. Of the peaks, Mount McKinley in Alaska (6,194 m asl) is highest. The chains are separated by valleys, such...
According to Countryaah, as of 2021, there are a total of twelve countries in South America. Along the west side of South America rises the Andes, a continuation south of the Cordillarians in North America. Like these, the Andes consist of...
According to Countryaah, Australia is the biggest country while Nauru is the smallest one in Oceania. In Australia, the western half is occupied by a flat plateau, 300 m above sea level. in medium height. Over this, mountain areas rise up...
