Earth Science 7 - Dakar, Senegal
Earth Science 7 - Dakar, Senegal
Latitude/Longitude: 14˚45’00.82”N/17˚20’00.85”W
Elevation 6.096 m
Large body of Water: Atlantic Ocean
Climate - BSh - hot, semi-arid
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Climate
Climate Zone
Climate - BSh - hot, semi-arid
'Average Monthly Tempurature
Average Monthly Temp. (C) Min. Max.
Jan. 17 25 Feb. 17 25 March 17 25 April 18 25 May 20 26 June 23 29 July 25 30 Aug. 25 30 Sep. 24 30 Oct 24 30 Nov. 23 29 Dec. 20 27
Average Monthly Precipitation
Jan. 0 mm Feb. 0 mm March 0 mm April 0 mm May 0 mm June 18 mm July 89 mm Aug. 254 mm Sept. 132 mm Oct. 38 mm Nov. 3 mm Dec. 8 mm
Factors That Regulate Climate
The climate in Dakar, Senegal is affected very much by it's topography and location. It's topography effects it because it is located on the coast, which means that the air pressure there is low. Because the city is located in the 20° latitudes, it is affected only a little by the doldrums or the horse latitudes, and it's climate is very tropical because it is somewhat near the equator. The ocean current nearest to it is a warm, salty surface current called the Canary Current. The vegetation near Dakar is very diverse with tropical rain forest and forest savannah.
Geology
Techtonic Plates near Dakar
Dakar is not on the border of any of the tectonic plates, however it is 1946.08 miles from the western border of the African Plate. This is a divergent boundary going east to west.
Rocks Under Dakar
Dakar is mainly made up of sedimentary rock. This is because it is near the ocean, so ocean sediments can form the rock on land.
Vocanic Activity
Dakar does not have any active volcanoes directly near it, but it's 429.02 miles from Cape Verde, a group of islands with four active volcanoes. This island is on the border of the Ring of Fire.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Senegal
http://www.climatetemp.info/senegal/
