Landscape of Morocco
At the North-West of Africa, Morocco is at only 14 km from Spain strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar, less than 4 hour flight from the main European capitals and 7 hours from New York. The global surface area is about 710 850 km² . Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara Geographic coordinates: 32 00 N, 5 00 W Physically, the country predominantly is open to the sea, with 2500 km of Atlantic shores and 500 km of Mediterranean shores.
A country of contrasts: Mountain chains, valleys, plains, desert, beaches... Northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermountain valleys, and rich coastal plains. lowest point: Sebkha Tah -55 m (near by Laayoune) highest point: Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m Natural resources: phosphates, iron ore, manganes
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