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Fukui, prefecture (ken), central Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan coast. Its
area of 1,617 sq mi (4,189 sq km) includes the low Fukui-heiya (Fukui Plain),
which is backed by high mountains. To the southwest, the prefecture extends
along the ...
Fukui, prefecture (ken), central Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan coast. Its
area of 1,617 sq mi (4,189 sq km) includes the low Fukui-heiya (Fukui Plain),
which is backed by high mountains. To the southwest, the prefecture extends
along the ...
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Two lesser regions, the Woleu- Ntem River basin to the north and the coastal
plain of the west and southwest (defined by an arc of highlands running roughly
parallel to the coast) separate the upper Ogooue basin from the Atlantic Ocean.
Two lesser regions, the Woleu- Ntem River basin to the north and the coastal
plain of the west and southwest (defined by an arc of highlands running roughly
parallel to the coast) separate the upper Ogooue basin from the Atlantic Ocean.
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Lower Guinea comprises the coast and coastal plain, which are sandy and
interspersed with lagoons and mangrove swamps. To the east the Fouta Djallon
highlands rise sharply from the coastal plain and cover an area of more than
5,000 ...
Lower Guinea comprises the coast and coastal plain, which are sandy and
interspersed with lagoons and mangrove swamps. To the east the Fouta Djallon
highlands rise sharply from the coastal plain and cover an area of more than
5,000 ...
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