Mauritania (Africa / Western Africa)

Mauritania (Arabic: موريتانية Mūrītāniyyah), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the south-west, by Mali on the east and south-east, by Algeria on the north-east, and by Moroccan-annexed territory of Western Sahara on the north-west.

Région de Dakhlet Nouadhibou (Africa / Western Africa / Mauritania)

Geography of Mauritania (Africa / Western Africa / Mauritania / Région de l' Adrar)

Mauritania, a country in the western region of the continent of Africa, is generally flat, its 1,030,700 square kilometers forming vast, arid plains broken by occasional ridges and clifflike outcroppings. It borders the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara, Mali and Algeria.

Chinguetti (Africa / Western Africa / Mauritania)

Chinguetti (Arabic: شنقيط) is a ksour or ancient trading centre in northern Mauritania, lying on the Adrar Plateau east of Atar.

Ouadane (Africa / Western Africa / Mauritania)

Ouadane (Arabic: وادان) is a town in north western Mauritania, lying on the Adrar Plateau, north east of Chinguetti. It was founded in 1147 and soon became an important caravan and trading centre.

Arguin (Africa / Western Africa / Mauritania)

Arguin (Portuguese: Arguim) is an island off the western coast of Mauritania in the Bay of Arguin, at 20° 36' N., 16° 27' W.

Tejeda (Europe / Southern Europe / Spain)

Tejeda is a Canarian municipality in the westcentral and the central portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Tejeja is the main city of Cumbre and is the second smallest village on the island as well as the highest municipal seat on the island.

Richat Structure (Africa / Western Africa / Mauritania)

The Richat Structure, a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of Mauritania, has attracted attention since the earliest space missions because it forms a conspicuous bull’s-eye in the otherwise rather featureless expanse of the desert. Described by some as looking like an outsized ammonite in the desert, the structure, which has a diameter of almost 50 kilometers (30 miles), has become a landmark for shuttle crews.

Banc d'Arguin National Park (Africa / Western Africa / Mauritania)

The Banc d'Arguin National Park (French: Parc National du Banc d'Arguin) lies on the coast of Mauritania between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou. The World Heritage Site is a major breeding site for migratory birds.

Akjoujt (Africa / Western Africa / Mauritania)

Akjoujt is a town in western Mauritania. It is located at around .

List of impact craters on Earth (Africa / Western Africa / Mauritania / Région de l' Adrar)

This is a list of identified impact craters on Earth.