Somali peninsula

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Noun

Somali peninsula - a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of EthiopiaHorn of AfricaAfars and Issas, Republic of Djibouti, Djibouti - a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997Eritrea, State of Eritrea - an African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Yaltopya - Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called AbyssiniaSomalia - a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfareAfrica - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

Somali Peninsula

(Horn of Africa), a peninsula in East Africa. Area, about 750,000 sq km. Much of the surface is a stepped plateau with average elevations of 500 m to 1,500 m and a maximum elevation of 2,406 m in the Mijirtein Mountains. The climate is subequatorial, becoming tropical in the north. The annual precipitation ranges from 100 mm to 600 mm. With the exception of the Juba and Webi Shebeli, the rivers are temporary streams. Deserts and acacia semideserts are found along the coast, and the inland plateau supports savannas and thorn woodlands. The maritime regions of the peninsula are occupied by the Somali Democratic Republic and the Republic of Djibouti (formerly French Somaliland), and the interior forms part of Ethiopia.

Somali peninsula

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Synonyms for Somali peninsula

noun a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia

Synonyms

Horn of Africa

Related Words

Afars and Issas
Republic of Djibouti
Djibouti
Eritrea
State of Eritrea
Abyssinia
Ethiopia
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Yaltopya
Somalia
Africa