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Namibia is on the coast of Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean. Windhoek is in the middle of the city. However, because Windhoek sits on the leeward side of a mountain, it does not get as much cold air from the ocean as it would if it was on the windward side instead. The elevation is not extremely high, so Windhoek is not exceptionally cold. Overall, there are no extreme climates (sea cools it in summer, mountainous air warms it in winter) | Namibia is on the coast of Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean. Windhoek is in the middle of the city. However, because Windhoek sits on the leeward side of a mountain, it does not get as much cold air from the ocean as it would if it was on the windward side instead. The elevation is not extremely high, so Windhoek is not exceptionally cold. Overall, there are no extreme climates (sea cools it in summer, mountainous air warms it in winter) | ||
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===Tectonic plate boundaries near Windhoek=== | ===Tectonic plate boundaries near Windhoek=== | ||
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===Rocks that underlie Windhoek=== | ===Rocks that underlie Windhoek=== | ||
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Windhoek sits on many metamorphic rocks, such as quartzite, schist, and dolomite. There used to be many sedimentary rocks, but they, over time, have been compressed to form these metamorphic rocks. | Windhoek sits on many metamorphic rocks, such as quartzite, schist, and dolomite. There used to be many sedimentary rocks, but they, over time, have been compressed to form these metamorphic rocks. | ||
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<ref>http://geology.about.com/library/bl/maps/n_map_namibia.htm</ref> | <ref>http://geology.about.com/library/bl/maps/n_map_namibia.htm</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 25 November 2011
Windhoek, Namibia
Latitude/Longitude 23deg 33.67’SOUTH Longitude: 15deg 02.476’ EAST [1]
Elevation Avg = 1251 meters [2]
Major Bodies of Water The Atlantic Ocean runs along the West coast of Namibia [3]
Contents
Climate
Climate Zone
AW (dry winter season) on Köppen climate chart
Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Geology
Tectonic plate boundaries near Windhoek
Windhoek is located on the middle of the African plate, not close to any plate boundaries. The city is approximately 3,000 kilometers from the mid-ocean ridge.[4]
Rocks that underlie Windhoek
Windhoek sits on many metamorphic rocks, such as quartzite, schist, and dolomite. There used to be many sedimentary rocks, but they, over time, have been compressed to form these metamorphic rocks. [5]
- ↑ http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/.../inspectripNamibia1-13October2006.doc
- ↑ Google Earth
- ↑ Google Earth
- ↑ Google Earth
- ↑ http://geology.about.com/library/bl/maps/n_map_namibia.htm
