Thursday, April 9, 2009

Climate and Landforms

Climate

Climate in the north of Sudan is around 90 F in the winter to 108 F in the summer. The hottest months are in May and June. That would be a good time to go swimming. In the central and southern regions of Sudan the temperature is around 80 F. The rainfall in the North is 47 inches in the south and 4 inches in the north. Sandstorms are often in the South and floods are often in the North.

Landforms

Sudan has some islands. They are called Aba Island and Badien Island. Aba Island is an island on the White Nile to the south of Sudan. Badien Island is one of the biggest islands in the Nile and the second biggest island in Sudan.

Sudan also has some lakes. One is called Lake No. Lake No is a lake in Sudan. It is located just north of the vast swamp of the Sudd.
(The White Nile)

Sudan has some Mountains.
Jebel Barkal, Jebel Dair, Gebel Elba, Jebel Uweinat, Kinyeti, Marrah Mountains, and the Nuba Mountains. Jebel Barkal is a small mountain located some 400 km north of Khartoum. Jebel Dair is a mountain in central Sudan. Gebel Elba is near the red sea and has moist tops. Jebel Uweinat is a mountain range in the area of the Egyption- Lybian-Sudanese border. Kinyeti is the highest mountain in Sudan. It is located in the south near the Ugandan border. The Marrah Mountains is a range of volcanic peaks created by a massif (a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range) that rises up to 3,000 m. It is located in the center of the Dafur.

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