Geography of Egypt

27°00′N 30°00′E / 27.000°N 30.000°E / 27.000; 30.000 The geography of Egypt relates to two regions: North Africa and West Asia.

Egypt has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea, the River Nile, and the Red Sea. Egypt borders Libya to the west, Israel to the east and Sudan to the south. Egypt has an area of 1,002,450 km² (387,050 sq mi).

The longest straight-line distance in Egypt from north to south is 1,420 km (880 mi), while that from east to west measures 1,275 km (792 mi). Egypt has more than 2,900 km (1,800 mi) of coastline on the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Suez, and the Gulf of Aqaba. It has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 263,451 km² (101,719 sq mi).

Valley and Nile Delta

Nile

(from the Nile west to the Libyan border)

Western Desert

(extends from the Nile Valley all the way to the Red Sea coast)

Eastern Desert

Sinai Peninsula

Northernmost point – unnamed headland immediately north-west of , Matruh Governorate

Sidi Barrani

Easternmost point – (Cape Elba), Red Sea Governorate*

Ras Hadarba

Southernmost point – on the Sudanese border, Red Sea Governorate **

Jabal Bartazuga

Westernmost point – unnamed point on the border with immediately east of the ruin of Qasr al Qarn in Libya, Matruh Governorate

Libya

* Ras Hadarba lies within the which is claimed by Sudan but occupied by Egypt. If it is excluded, then Egypt's easternmost point is the Ras Banas peninsula on the mainland or, including islands, Mukawwa Island

Hala'ib triangle

** Egypt's southernmost point lies in the region, an area that is commonly included as part of Egypt but is not claimed by it. If this area is excluded then Egypt has no southernmost point, its southern border being formed by the 22nd parallel north.

Bir Tawil

This is a list of the extreme points of Egypt, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the . Egypt: A Country Study. Federal Research Division.

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This article incorporates from The World Factbook. CIA.