Makhalilo gha charu cha Gabon
Continent | Africa |
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Region | Central Africa |
Coordinates | 1°00′N 11°45′E / 1.000°N 11.750°E |
Area | Ranked 77th |
• Total | 267,667 km2 (103,347 sq mi) |
• Land | 96.3% |
• Water | 3.7% |
Coastline | 885 km (550 mi) |
Highest point | Mont Bengoué, 1070 m (not Mont Iboundji as claimed by some authorities) |
Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean, 0 m |
Longest river | Ogooué River |
Climate | Tropical monsoon ('Am'), Tropical savanna ('Aw'); always hot, humid |
Terrain | narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south |
Natural resources | Petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower |
Environmental issues | deforestation, poaching |
Gabon ni caru ca ku Central Africa, ico cili mumphepete mwa Nyanja ya Atlantic, kumwera kwa Biafra Bay.
Mphaka
Caru ca Gabon cili na mphaka ya mamita 3,261. Maliri ghake ni Equatorial Guinea (335 km) na Cameroon (349 km) kumpoto na Republic of Congo (2,567 km) kumafumiro na kumwera. Gabon wali pa equator.
- Maritime claims
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- Territorial sea: 12 nmi (22 km)
- Contiguous zone: 24 nmi (44 km)
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370 km)
Malo
Land Use | (2012) |
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• Arable land | 1.26% |
• Permanent crops | 0.66% |
• Other | 98.08% |
Malo gha mumphepete mwa nyanja agho ghali na makuni gha mangrove gha ku Central Africa. Kafukufuku uyo wakachitika sonosono apa wakulongora kuti mu charu cha Gabon muli malo ghakukwana 420 km2 agho ghali na maji ghanandi.[1]
- Irrigated land: 44.5 km2 (2003)
- Total renewable water resources: 164 km3 (2011)
Umoyo
International agreements:
Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
Nyengo
Pakuti charu cha Gabon chili pa malo ghakuyana waka na charu cha Equator, chili na nyengo ya chihanya (Köppen Am) na nyengo ya chihanya (Köppen Aw).
Climate data for Libreville (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
Average low °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 250.3 (9.85) |
243.1 (9.57) |
363.2 (14.30) |
339.0 (13.35) |
247.3 (9.74) |
54.1 (2.13) |
6.6 (0.26) |
13.7 (0.54) |
104.0 (4.09) |
427.2 (16.82) |
490.0 (19.29) |
303.2 (11.94) |
2,841.7 (111.88) |
Average rainy days | 17.9 | 14.8 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 16.0 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 14.5 | 25.0 | 22.6 | 17.6 | 177.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.2 | 176.8 | 176.9 | 176.8 | 159.5 | 130.6 | 119.2 | 90.4 | 95.9 | 112.9 | 134.6 | 167.8 | 1,716.6 |
Source: NOAA[2] |
Climate data for Port-Gentil (1961–1990, extremes 1950–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
Average high °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.5 (83.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 247.8 (9.76) |
177.8 (7.00) |
266.8 (10.50) |
299.3 (11.78) |
150.6 (5.93) |
11.5 (0.45) |
3.4 (0.13) |
5.0 (0.20) |
31.8 (1.25) |
179.9 (7.08) |
352.2 (13.87) |
227.1 (8.94) |
1,953.2 (76.90) |
Average precipitation days | 14.8 | 12.7 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 10.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 17.4 | 19.6 | 13.9 | 134.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 150.4 | 160.8 | 154.5 | 151.5 | 147.8 | 156.3 | 163.1 | 135.3 | 125.7 | 116.1 | 115.1 | 147.2 | 1,723.8 |
Source 1: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[4] |
Climate data for Lambaréné (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 175.3 (6.90) |
145.2 (5.72) |
253.8 (9.99) |
212.8 (8.38) |
162.2 (6.39) |
20.9 (0.82) |
3.2 (0.13) |
6.9 (0.27) |
71.0 (2.80) |
347.7 (13.69) |
393.9 (15.51) |
172.0 (6.77) |
1,968.9 (77.52) |
Average precipitation days | 12.1 | 10.7 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 9.6 | 21.9 | 20.8 | 12.5 | 140.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 82 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 142.9 | 145.2 | 145.1 | 143.1 | 123.9 | 74.2 | 70.6 | 53.4 | 55.9 | 70.9 | 117.1 | 129.4 | 1,271.7 |
Source: NOAA[5] |
Climate data for Makokou (1961–1990, extremes 1949–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 34.0 (93.2) |
41.5 (106.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
41.1 (106.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
41.5 (106.7) |
Average high °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 88.1 (3.47) |
106.9 (4.21) |
190.0 (7.48) |
206.7 (8.14) |
187.7 (7.39) |
54.1 (2.13) |
9.0 (0.35) |
29.3 (1.15) |
142.9 (5.63) |
297.3 (11.70) |
225.7 (8.89) |
103.3 (4.07) |
1,641 (64.61) |
Average precipitation days | 7.3 | 8.9 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 11.2 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 8.8 | 131.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 81 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 131.6 | 137.4 | 158.2 | 160.5 | 150.4 | 101.5 | 60.9 | 58.1 | 95.5 | 134.1 | 132.3 | 122.8 | 1,443.3 |
Source 1: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[7] |
Vinthu vyakupambanapambana
- Malo gha kumpoto chomene - malo ghambura kuzunulika pa mphaka na Cameroon pa mlonga wa Ntem, chigaŵa cha Woleu-Ntem
- Malo gha kumafumiro gha dazi chomene - malo ghambura kuzunulika pa mphaka na Republic of Congo kumwera kwa kumanjiliro gha dazi kwa muzi wa Mbeyi-Mbola ku Congo, chigaŵa cha Haut-Ogooué
- Malo ghakumanjiliro gha dazi chomene - malo agho mphaka na Republic of Congo yikunjira mu Atlantic Ocean, chigaŵa cha Nyanga
- Malo ghakutali chomene kumanjiliro gha dazi - kumpoto-kumanjiliro gha dazi kwa Cape Lopez, chigaŵa cha Ogooué Maritime
Wonaniso
Ukaboni
- ↑ Murray, N.J.; Phinn, S.R.; DeWitt, M.; Ferrari, R.; Johnston, R.; Lyons, M.B.; Clinton, N.; Thau, D.; Fuller, R.A. (2019). "The global distribution and trajectory of tidal flats". Nature. 565 (7738): 222–225. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0805-8. PMID 30568300. S2CID 56481043.
- ↑ "Libreville Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Port-Gentil Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Station Port Gentil" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "Lambarn (Lambaréné) Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "Makokou Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "Station Makokou" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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