No lands break the relentless force of the prevailing west winds as they race clockwise around the continent, dragging westerly ocean currents along beneath. The southernmost parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans meet the Southern (or Antarctic) Ocean, the cold oceanic water mass ...
thus having a different regime, and it exhibits dramatic variation in flow rate. Much water is lost by evaporation, but irrigation inland is made possible by these rivers. Between about one-half and four-fifths of the average annual flow in west-flowing rivers is captured by dams and weirs....
Geum River, South KoreaDaecheong Dam on the Geum River, west-central South Korea. South Korea’s three principal rivers, the Han, Geum, and Nakdong, all have their sources in the Taebaek Mountains, and they flow between the ranges before entering their lowland plains. Nearly all the countr...
The final regionencompassesthe deserts of the north and northeast, consisting of stony or sand dune deserts, low tablelands, and vast dry lakes.Lake Eyre, the largest of these, only rarely fills completely with water; it lies some 50 feet (15 metres) below sea level, the lowest point on...
South Africa is generally semiarid; its precipitation is highly variable, and farmers often face water shortages. More than one-fifth of the country is arid and receives less than 8 inches (200 mm) of precipitation annually, while almost half is semiarid and receives between 8 and 24 inches...
(west-) bank tributary known as theBaḥr Al-Ghazāl, the Mountain Nile becomes the White Nile. A little farther north along its course, the White Nile receives much of its water from the right-bankSobat River, which flows from theEthiopian Plateauto join the Nile nearMalakal. Drainage ...
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South Carolina,constituentstateof theUnited States of America, one of the13 original colonies. It lies on the southernEastern Seaboardof the United States. Shaped like an inverted triangle with an east-west base of 285 miles (459 km) and a north-south extent of about 225 miles (360 km),...
Northern Cape, province, western South Africa. It is bordered to the north by Namibia and Botswana; to the east by North West, Free State, and Eastern Cape provinces; to the south and southwest by Western Cape province; and to the west by the Atlantic Oc