List of the United Arab Emirates' geographical features
Geography of United Arab Emirates
Continent
Asia
Region
Middle East
Coordinates
24°N54°E / 24°N 54°E / 24; 54
Area
Ranked 114th
• Total
83,600 km2 (32,300 sq mi)
• Land
100%
• Water
0%
Coastline
1,318 km (819 mi)
Borders
total: 867 km (539 mi)
Highest point
Jabal ar Rahrah 1,691 m (5,548 ft) [1]
Lowest point
Persian Gulf 0 m
Longest river
None
Largest lake
Lake Zakher
Climate
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
Terrain
mountainous and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, marine resources
Natural hazards
haze, dust storms, sandstorms common
Environmental issues
limited natural freshwater resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities
Exclusive economic zone
58,218 km2 (22,478 sq mi)
The United Arab Emirates is situated in the Middle East and West Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is at a strategic location along the northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil.[2] The UAE lies between 22°50′ and 26° north latitude and between 51° and 56°25′ east longitude.[3] It shares a 19 km (12 mi) border with Qatar on the northwest, a 530 km (330 mi) border with Saudi Arabia on the west, south, and southeast, and a 450 km (280 mi) border with Oman on the southeast and northeast.[3]
The land border with Qatar in the Khawr al Udayd area is a source of long-running dispute[3] (in fact, whether it even shares a land border with Qatar is in dispute). The total area of the UAE is approximately 83,600 square kilometres (32,300 square miles).[2] The country's exact size is unknown because of disputed claims to several islands in the Persian Gulf, because of the lack of precise information on the size of many of these islands, and because most of its land boundaries, especially with Saudi Arabia, remain undemarcated.[3] The largest emirate, Abu Dhabi, accounts for 87 percent of the UAE's total area (72,732 km2 (28,082 sq mi)).[3] The smallest emirate, Ajman, encompasses only 259 km2 (100 sq mi).[3]
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