Geography of Senegal
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{{MapLibrary|Senegal_sat.png|Senegal}}
Senegal is a coastal West African nation located 14 degrees north of the equator and 14 degrees west of the Prime Meridian. The country's total area is 196,190 km2 of which 192,000 km2 is land and 4,190 km2 is water.
70% of the population of Senegal lives in the Coastal Region,{{Cite news|last=Judt|first=Daniel|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/senegal-climate-injustice/|title=In Senegal, Climate Change Is Robbing Thousands of Their Homes|date=2019-09-24|access-date=2020-04-22|language=en-US|issn=0027-8378}} so climate change is expected to displace larger parts of the population.
CIA World Factbook
; Area:
:* Total: 196,712 km²
:**country rank in the world: 86th
:* Land: 192,530 km²
:* Water: 4,180 km²
; Area comparative
:* Australia comparative: approximately {{sfrac|6|7}} the size of Victoria
:* Canada comparative: approximately 2{{sfrac|3|4}} times the size of New Brunswick
:* United Kingdom comparative: approximately {{sfrac|4|5}} the size of the United Kingdom
:* United States comparative: slightly smaller than South Dakota
:* EU comparative: approximately 1{{sfrac|1|2}} times the size of Greece
Terrain:
generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in the southeast.
Natural resources:
Land use:
arable land:
19.57%
permanent crops:
0.28%
other:
80.15% (2011)
Irrigated land:
1,197 km2 (2003)
Total renewable water resources:
38.8 km3
Natural hazards:
lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
Environment — current issues:
wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing
Senegal is a party to several environmental treaties:
- Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas
- Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
- International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
- Montreal Protocol
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
- Ramsar Convention
- 1978 Convention on Ship Pollution
Senegal has signed, but not ratified, the Convention on Marine Dumping.
Physical features
Senegal is bordered to the west by the North Atlantic Ocean. On land, the nation's longest border is with Mauritania to the north, an 813 km border along the Senegal River. To the east is the 419 km border with Mali. In the southeast is Guinea (330 km border) and to the south-southwest is Guinea-Bissau (338 km), both borders running along the Casamance River. Senegal is one of only a handful of countries to have a near-enclave within its borders—the small nation of the Gambia in the interior, which has a 740 km border with Senegal.
The Gambia penetrates more than 320 km into Senegal, from the Atlantic coast to the center of Senegal along the Gambia River, which bisects Senegal's territory. In total, Senegal has 2,640 km of land borders, and 531 km of coastline and shoreline. Senegal makes maritime claims of a {{convert|24|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on|lk=on}} contiguous zone, a {{convert|12|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on}} territorial sea, and a {{convert|370|km|nmi mi|abbr=on}} exclusive economic zone. It also claims a {{convert|200|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on}} continental shelf, or to the edge of the continental margin.
Another distinctive and well-known feature of the country is the pink-water Lake Retba, near the city of Dakar, which is one of the few lakes in the world with naturally pink or reddish coloured water.
The lowest point in Senegal is the Atlantic Ocean, at sea level. The highest point is Baunez ridge situated 2.7 km southeast of Nepen Diakha at {{convert|648|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url= http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=11080|title=Senegal High Point|publisher=SRTM}}
Climate
File:Koppen-Geiger Map v2 SEN 1991–2020.svg
Senegal has three main climatic regions. The southern portion, south of The Gambia, has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with two extremely contrasting seasons from northeast winter winds, including the dry dusty harmattan,{{cite web| url = https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/senegal/| title = CIA factbook}} and southwest summer winds. Annual rainfall in this region can reach {{convert|1800|mm|in|-1|disp=or}} on the southern border, with as much as {{convert|600|mm|in|0|disp=or}} in August at the height of the wet season, and virtually no rainfall from November to May. The central portion has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) with similar seasons to the south, but with a less rainy and highly variable wet season.{{cite journal|last1=Dewar|first1=Robert E.|last2=Wallis|first2=James R.|title=Geographical Patterning of Interannual Rainfall Variability in the Tropics and Near Tropics: An L-Moments Approach|journal=Journal of Climate |date=December 1, 1999|volume=12|issue=12|pages=3457–3466}} Dakar's annual rainfall of about {{convert|400|mm|in|abbr=on}} occurs between June and October when maximum temperatures average {{convert|30|°C|°F|1}} and minimums {{convert|24.2|°C|°F|1}}; December to February maximum temperatures average {{convert|25.7|°C|°F|1}} and minimums {{convert|18|°C|°F|1}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.senegal.climatemps.com/ |title=Dakar, Senegal Climate, Average Monthly Temperatures, Rainfall, Sunshine Hours, Graphs |publisher=ClimaTemps.com |access-date=2013-04-22}}
The extreme north in the valley of the Senegal River has a hot arid climate (BWh) with a wet season largely confined to August and September and very high year-to-year variability with complete failure of the wet season not rare. Interior temperatures are higher than along the coast. For example, average daily temperatures in Kaolack and Tambacounda for May are {{convert|30|°C|°F|1}} and {{convert|32.7|°C|°F|1}} respectively, compared to Dakar's {{convert|23.2|°C|°F|1|disp=or}}.,{{cite web|url=http://www.worldclimate.com/ |title=Weather rainfall and temperature data |publisher=World Climate |access-date=2013-04-22}} In the far interior of the country, in the region of Tambacounda, particularly on the border of Mali, temperatures can reach as high as {{convert|54|°C|°F|1}}.
=Examples=
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Dakar, Senegal (1981–2010)
|metric first= Y
|single line= Y
|collapsed= Y
|temperature colour =
|Jan record high C= 39.6
|Feb record high C= 38.7
|Mar record high C= 40.4
|Apr record high C= 38.4
|May record high C= 36.2
|Jun record high C= 36.6
|Jul record high C= 36.9
|Aug record high C= 35.0
|Sep record high C= 36.2
|Oct record high C= 39.3
|Nov record high C= 40.3
|Dec record high C= 39.5
|Jan high C = 25.3
|Feb high C = 25.2
|Mar high C = 25.4
|Apr high C = 25.0
|May high C = 26.0
|Jun high C = 28.6
|Jul high C = 30.0
|Aug high C = 30.3
|Sep high C = 30.7
|Oct high C = 31.0
|Nov high C = 29.8
|Dec high C = 27.4
|year high C = 27.9
|Jan low C = 18.3
|Feb low C = 18.0
|Mar low C = 18.5
|Apr low C = 19.2
|May low C = 20.7
|Jun low C = 23.5
|Jul low C = 25.1
|Aug low C = 25.3
|Sep low C = 25.2
|Oct low C = 25.3
|Nov low C = 23.3
|Dec low C = 21.0
|year low C = 22.0
|Jan record low C= 11.0
|Feb record low C= 10.7
|Mar record low C= 10.9
|Apr record low C= 14.0
|May record low C= 15.4
|Jun record low C= 17.0
|Jul record low C= 17.2
|Aug record low C= 20.0
|Sep record low C= 20.0
|Oct record low C= 17.2
|Nov record low C= 17.0
|Dec record low C= 12.4
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 1.0
|Feb rain mm = 2.0
|Mar rain mm = 0.3
|Apr rain mm = 0.0
|May rain mm = 0.1
|Jun rain mm = 14.0
|Jul rain mm = 51.0
|Aug rain mm = 154.0
|Sep rain mm = 133.0
|Oct rain mm = 26.0
|Nov rain mm = 9.2
|Dec rain mm = 1.0
|Jan rain days = 1.0
|Feb rain days = 1.0
|Mar rain days = 1.0
|Apr rain days = 0.2
|May rain days = 0.4
|Jun rain days = 3.0
|Jul rain days = 8.0
|Aug rain days = 15.0
|Sep rain days = 12.0
|Oct rain days = 4.0
|Nov rain days = 1.0
|Dec rain days = 1.0
|Jan humidity = 68
|Feb humidity = 74
|Mar humidity = 77
|Apr humidity = 81
|May humidity = 81
|Jun humidity = 80
|Jul humidity = 78
|Aug humidity = 81
|Sep humidity = 83
|Oct humidity = 80
|Nov humidity = 72
|Dec humidity = 68
|year humidity = 77
|Jan sun = 244.9
|Feb sun = 245.8
|Mar sun = 276.0
|Apr sun = 288.0
|May sun = 291.4
|Jun sun = 252.0
|Jul sun = 232.5
|Aug sun = 223.2
|Sep sun = 219.0
|Oct sun = 257.3
|Nov sun = 249.0
|Dec sun = 238.7
|Jan percentsun= 70
|Feb percentsun= 74
|Mar percentsun= 74
|Apr percentsun= 74
|May percentsun= 73
|Jun percentsun= 65
|Jul percentsun= 58
|Aug percentsun= 57
|Sep percentsun= 60
|Oct percentsun= 70
|Nov percentsun= 73
|Dec percentsun= 69
|source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net{{cite web
| url = http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate2/61641.htm
| title = Climate Averages for Dakar
| language = ru
| publisher = Weather and Climate (Погода и климат)
| access-date = 5 May 2016}}
|source 2 = Spiegel Online Wetter{{Cite web |url=http://wetter.spiegel.de/spiegel/klima.php?r=afrika&land=SN&stat=61641 |title=Africa, Senegal, Dakar |publisher=Spiegel Online Wetter |access-date=2014-02-17 }}
|date=May 2016
}}
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Saint-Louis
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 38
|Feb record high C = 41
|Mar record high C = 42
|Apr record high C = 45
|May record high C = 43
|Jun record high C = 44
|Jul record high C = 38
|Aug record high C = 38
|Sep record high C = 41
|Oct record high C = 42
|Nov record high C = 41
|Dec record high C = 40
|year record high C = 45
| Jan high C = 30.5
| Feb high C = 32.2
| Mar high C = 32.7
| Apr high C = 31.7
| May high C = 30.3
| Jun high C = 30.4
| Jul high C = 30.7
| Aug high C = 31.5
| Sep high C = 32.3
| Oct high C = 33.7
| Nov high C = 33.4
| Dec high C = 31.0
| year high C =
| Jan low C = 15.2
| Feb low C = 16.5
| Mar low C = 17.4
| Apr low C = 18.0
| May low C = 19.4
| Jun low C = 22.4
| Jul low C = 24.4
| Aug low C = 25.0
| Sep low C = 25.1
| Oct low C = 23.5
| Nov low C = 19.5
| Dec low C = 16.4
| year low C =
|Jan record low C = 7
|Feb record low C = 7
|Mar record low C = 13
|Apr record low C = 10
|May record low C = 12
|Jun record low C = 17
|Jul record low C = 18
|Aug record low C = 20
|Sep record low C = 18
|Oct record low C = 10
|Nov record low C = 8
|Dec record low C = 11
|year record low C = 7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 1.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 1.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 0.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 0
|May precipitation mm = 0.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 6.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 40.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 94.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 92.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 23.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 0.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 0.7
|year precipitation mm =
|Jan humidity = 44.0
|Feb humidity = 49.5
|Mar humidity = 56.5
|Apr humidity = 65.0
|May humidity = 69.5
|Jun humidity = 76.0
|Jul humidity = 78.5
|Aug humidity = 80.0
|Sep humidity = 78.5
|Oct humidity = 70.0
|Nov humidity = 54.0
|Dec humidity = 45.0
|year humidity =
|Jan sun = 241.8
|Feb sun = 238.0
|Mar sun = 275.9
|Apr sun = 285.0
|May sun = 282.1
|Jun sun = 222.0
|Jul sun = 244.9
|Aug sun = 248.0
|Sep sun = 228.0
|Oct sun = 260.4
|Nov sun = 246.0
|Dec sun = 232.5
|year sun = 3004.6
|source 1 = NOAA {{cite web
|url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-I/SG/61600.TXT
|title = Saint-Louis Climate Normals 1961-1990
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 29, 2012}}
{{cite web
|url = http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=616
|title = Weatherbase: Historical Weather for St.-Louis, Senegal
|publisher = Weatherbase
|access-date = December 29, 2012
}}
|date=November 2011
}}
{{Weather box
|width = auto
| location = Matam (1961-1990 normals, extremes 1973–present)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| collapsed = Yes
| Jan high C = 32.8
| Feb high C = 36.0
| Mar high C = 39.1
| Apr high C = 41.6
| May high C = 42.8
| Jun high C = 40.4
| Jul high C = 36.8
| Aug high C = 34.8
| Sep high C = 35.1
| Oct high C = 38.0
| Nov high C = 37.0
| Dec high C = 33.2
| Jan mean C = 24.2
| Feb mean C = 26.8
| Mar mean C = 29.8
| Apr mean C = 32.6
| May mean C = 34.8
| Jun mean C = 33.9
| Jul mean C = 31.3
| Aug mean C = 29.9
| Sep mean C = 29.9
| Oct mean C = 31.2
| Nov mean C = 28.6
| Dec mean C = 24.8
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 15.5
| Feb low C = 17.6
| Mar low C = 20.5
| Apr low C = 23.6
| May low C = 26.8
| Jun low C = 27.3
| Jul low C = 25.7
| Aug low C = 24.9
| Sep low C = 24.7
| Oct low C = 24.3
| Nov low C = 20.1
| Dec low C = 16.3
|Jan record high C = 45.4
|Feb record high C = 48.4
|Mar record high C = 46.2
|Apr record high C = 48.5
|May record high C = 48.5
|Jun record high C = 49.0
|Jul record high C = 48.2
|Aug record high C = 45.6
|Sep record high C = 47.0
|Oct record high C = 45.0
|Nov record high C = 46.0
|Dec record high C = 42.5
|Jan record low C = 10.0
|Feb record low C = 10.0
|Mar record low C = 12.0
|Apr record low C = 16.0
|May record low C = 19.0
|Jun record low C = 17.0
|Jul record low C = 18.5
|Aug record low C = 17.4
|Sep record low C = 14.8
|Oct record low C = 18.8
|Nov record low C = 14.0
|Dec record low C = 11.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 0.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 1.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 0.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 1.3
|May precipitation mm = 1.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 25.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 85.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 133.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 94.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 21.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 2.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 1.0
|Jan sun = 266.6 |Jan percentsun = 77
|Feb sun = 252.0 |Feb percentsun = 78
|Mar sun = 291.4 |Mar percentsun = 79
|Apr sun = 297.0 |Apr percentsun = 80
|May sun = 297.6 |May percentsun = 75
|Jun sun = 270.0 |Jun percentsun = 70
|Jul sun = 272.8 |Jul percentsun = 69
|Aug sun = 257.3 |Aug percentsun = 66
|Sep sun = 252.0 |Sep percentsun = 70
|Oct sun = 275.9 |Oct percentsun = 77
|Nov sun = 270.0 |Nov percentsun = 80
|Dec sun = 176.7 |Dec percentsun = 51
|year sun = |year percentsun = 73
|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-I/SG/61630.TXT
|title = Matam Normals 1961-1990
|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|accessdate = February 17, 2022}}{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/global-historical-climatology-network-daily/access/SGM00061630.csv
|title = SGM00061630
|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|accessdate = February 17, 2022}}
}}
{{Weather box
|width = auto
| location = Tambacounda
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 41.7
|Feb record high C = 42.2
|Mar record high C = 44.4
|Apr record high C = 46.1
|May record high C = 46.1
|Jun record high C = 43.9
|Jul record high C = 37.2
|Aug record high C = 37.2
|Sep record high C = 37.2
|Oct record high C = 40.0
|Nov record high C = 40.0
|Dec record high C = 40.0
|year record high C = 46.1
| Jan high C = 35.0
| Feb high C = 37.2
| Mar high C = 38.9
| Apr high C = 41.1
| May high C = 39.4
| Jun high C = 36.1
| Jul high C = 32.2
| Aug high C = 30.6
| Sep high C = 31.7
| Oct high C = 33.3
| Nov high C = 35.0
| Dec high C = 33.9
| year high C = 35.4
| Jan mean C = 25.0
| Feb mean C = 26.7
| Mar mean C = 29.2
| Apr mean C = 31.1
| May mean C = 31.9
| Jun mean C = 29.7
| Jul mean C = 26.7
| Aug mean C = 26.1
| Sep mean C = 27.0
| Oct mean C = 27.5
| Nov mean C = 26.1
| Dec mean C = 24.5
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 15.0
| Feb low C = 16.1
| Mar low C = 19.4
| Apr low C = 21.1
| May low C = 24.4
| Jun low C = 23.3
| Jul low C = 21.1
| Aug low C = 21.7
| Sep low C = 22.2
| Oct low C = 21.7
| Nov low C = 17.2
| Dec low C = 15.0
| year low C = 19.8
|Jan record low C = 7.8
|Feb record low C = 8.3
|Mar record low C = 13.9
|Apr record low C = 14.4
|May record low C = 17.8
|Jun record low C = 17.8
|Jul record low C = 17.8
|Aug record low C = 18.3
|Sep record low C = 17.8
|Oct record low C = 16.1
|Nov record low C = 10.6
|Dec record low C = 7.8
|year record low C = 7.8
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 1.0
|Feb rain mm = 1.0
|Mar rain mm = 0
|Apr rain mm = 2.0
|May rain mm = 21.1
|Jun rain mm = 127.0
|Jul rain mm = 182.9
|Aug rain mm = 256.0
|Sep rain mm = 223.0
|Oct rain mm = 70.1
|Nov rain mm = 2.0
|Dec rain mm = 1
}}
{{Weather box
|width = auto
| location = Kédougou
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| collapsed = Yes
| Jan high C = 34.7
| Feb high C = 37.4
| Mar high C = 39.1
| Apr high C = 40.0
| May high C = 38.9
| Jun high C = 34.3
| Jul high C = 31.3
| Aug high C = 30.6
| Sep high C = 31.6
| Oct high C = 33.3
| Nov high C = 34.7
| Dec high C = 34.1
| Jan mean C = 26.3
| Feb mean C = 29.0
| Mar mean C = 31.2
| Apr mean C = 32.9
| May mean C = 32.4
| Jun mean C = 29.1
| Jul mean C = 26.9
| Aug mean C = 26.3
| Sep mean C = 26.7
| Oct mean C = 27.5
| Nov mean C = 27.0
| Dec mean C = 25.6
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 17.9
| Feb low C = 20.7
| Mar low C = 23.4
| Apr low C = 25.8
| May low C = 26.0
| Jun low C = 23.9
| Jul low C = 22.5
| Aug low C = 22.1
| Sep low C = 21.8
| Oct low C = 21.8
| Nov low C = 19.3
| Dec low C = 17.1
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0
|Feb rain mm = 0
|Mar rain mm = 0
|Apr rain mm = 5
|May rain mm = 52
|Jun rain mm = 169
|Jul rain mm = 267
|Aug rain mm = 317
|Sep rain mm = 275
|Oct rain mm = 111
|Nov rain mm = 8
|Dec rain mm = 0
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/766710/
|title = Climate: Kédougou
|publisher=Climate-Data.org
|accessdate = August 5, 2020}}
}}
{{Weather box
|width = auto
| location = Ziguinchor
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 36.7
|Feb record high C = 40.0
|Mar record high C = 40.6
|Apr record high C = 41.1
|May record high C = 40.6
|Jun record high C = 38.3
|Jul record high C = 33.9
|Aug record high C = 32.8
|Sep record high C = 33.9
|Oct record high C = 34.4
|Nov record high C = 35.6
|Dec record high C = 35.0
|year record high C =
| Jan high C = 32.2
| Feb high C = 34.4
| Mar high C = 35.6
| Apr high C = 35.6
| May high C = 35.0
| Jun high C = 33.3
| Jul high C = 31.1
| Aug high C = 29.4
| Sep high C = 30.6
| Oct high C = 31.7
| Nov high C = 32.2
| Dec high C = 30.6
| year high C =
| Jan mean C = 24.5
| Feb mean C = 25.8
| Mar mean C = 27.5
| Apr mean C = 27.5
| May mean C = 28.6
| Jun mean C = 28.6
| Jul mean C = 27.2
| Aug mean C = 26.4
| Sep mean C = 27.0
| Oct mean C = 27.5
| Nov mean C = 27.0
| Dec mean C = 24.5
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 16.7
| Feb low C = 17.2
| Mar low C = 19.4
| Apr low C = 19.4
| May low C = 22.2
| Jun low C = 23.9
| Jul low C = 23.3
| Aug low C = 23.3
| Sep low C = 23.3
| Oct low C = 23.3
| Nov low C = 21.7
| Dec low C = 18.3
| year low C =
|Jan record low C = 11.1
|Feb record low C = 12.2
|Mar record low C = 13.9
|Apr record low C = 15.6
|May record low C = 18.3
|Jun record low C = 21.7
|Jul record low C = 20.6
|Aug record low C = 20.6
|Sep record low C = 19.4
|Oct record low C = 20.6
|Nov record low C = 17.2
|Dec record low C = 14.4
|year record low C =
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 1
|Feb rain mm = 1
|Mar rain mm = 0
|Apr rain mm = 0
|May rain mm = 10.9
|Jun rain mm = 120.9
|Jul rain mm = 351.0
|Aug rain mm = 556.0
|Sep rain mm = 357.1
|Oct rain mm = 154.9
|Nov rain mm = 5.1
|Dec rain mm = 1
|source 1 = Worldwide Bioclimatic Classification System{{cite web
|url = https://globalbioclimatics.org/station/se-zigui.htm
|title = Senegal — Ziguinchor
|publisher = Worldwide Bioclimatic Classification System
|accessdate = April 11, 2020
|archive-date = April 11, 2020
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200411085341/http://www.globalbioclimatics.org/station/se-zigui.htm
|url-status = dead
}}
}}
= Climate change =
{{Excerpt|Climate change in Senegal}}
Ecology
{{further|environmental issues in Senegal}}
Senegal has a number of vegetation zones: sahel, Sahel-Sudan, Sudan (region), Sudan-Guinea, tropical rainforest, and Guinean mangroves.{{cite web| url = http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/senegal_gambia_veg_1972.jpg| title = Vegetation zones of Senegal}} Most of the southern Casamance arm of the country has been classified by the World Wildlife Fund as part of the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic ecoregion.
See also:.
- [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070927034459/http://edcintl.cr.usgs.gov/senegal2/gifs/vegmapb.gif Vegetation zones of Senegal 2]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071006100211/http://www.cse.sn/annuaire/figures/figure7.gif Vegetation zones of Senegal 3]
Extreme points
This is a list of the extreme points of Senegal, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
- Northernmost — unnamed location on the border with Mauritania in the Senegal river immediately north-west of the town of Podor, Saint-Louis Region
- Easternmost — unnamed location on the border with Mali near the confluence of the Balin-Ko river and the Falémé River, Kédougou Region
- Southernmost — unnamed location on the border with Guinea immediately south of the village of Toile, Kédougou Region
- Westernmost — Pointe des Almadies, Cap Vert peninsula, Dakar Region*
- *Note: this is also the westernmost point of the mainland African continent
Gallery
Image:Senegalesesavanna.jpg|Senegalese savanna.
Image:Senegal2.jpg|Homes in the countryside.
Image:SenegaleseSavanna2.jpg|Senegalese savanna with goats
Image:SenSavanna3.JPG|Senegalese savanna with high grass
File:Grove of baobabs.jpg|Grove of baobabs