PLACE IN NEWS – NIGERIA
PLACE IN NEWS – NIGERIA
WHY IN NEWS?
Torrential rains and collapse of Alau Dam led to flooding of Northeast Nigeria.
POLITICAL FEATURES
- Location – West coast of Africa
- Nigeria is the most populous African country.
- Shares territorial boundary with – Niger (in north), Chad & Cameroon (in east), Bening (in west).
- Shares maritime boundary with – The Gilf of Guinea of the Atlantic ocean in the south.
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
- Major Relief – Sokota Plains (in northwest), Borno Plains (in northeast) etc.
- Highest point – Chappal Waddi
- Major rivers – Sokoto and Niger (forming Niger delta draining I to Gulf of Guinea), etc.
Major Lake – Chad (freshwater lake at the conjunction of Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger)