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Alternatively known as Medano del Rio, Médano del Río

The timezone in Medano de Aaiun is Africa/El_Aaiun
Morning Sunrise at 07:39 and Evening Sunset at 18:05. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 27.1167°, Longitude. -13.4167°

Weather near Médano de Aaiún Last report from Laayoune/Hassan Isl, 31.4km away

Weather Temperature: 15°C / 59°F
Wind: 11.5km/h Northeast
Cloud: Broken at 1600ft

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Geographic features & Photographs around Médano de Aaiún in Western Sahara (general), Western Sahara

dune(s) a wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand.

grazing area an area of grasses and shrubs used for grazing.

well a cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface.

intermittent lake A lake which may dry up in the dry season.

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anchorage an area where vessels may anchor.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

wadi a valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East.

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

sabkha(s) a salt flat or salt encrusted plain subject to periodic inundation from flooding or high tides.

spring(s) a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground.

area a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.

reef(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material.

airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.

wadi mouth the lower terminus of a wadi where it widens into an adjoining floodplain, depression, or waterbody.

cliff(s) a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.


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