Where Is Morocco Spain Strait of Gibraltar Did you know The full name of Morocco in Arabic is Al Mamlaka al Maghribiya This means Kingdom of the West Rabat Atlantic Ocean Morocco Algeria Western Sahara fun fact Morocco is one of three kingdoms in Africa The others are Lesotho and Swaziland
Mediterranean Sea Morocco lies in the northwestern corner of Africa and covers 172 414 square miles 446 550 square kilometers Algeria is Morocco's eastern neighbor To the south is Western Sahara which Morocco controls Rabat Morocco's capital lies on the long western coast facing the Atlantic Ocean To the northeast is the Mediterranean Sea The Strait of Gibraltar separates the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Here the northern coast of Morocco lies just 8 miles 13 kilometers from Spain
The Lord Rif Mountains Morocco is a land of mountains plains and deserts The Atlas Mountains begin in southern Morocco This range stretches across the border into Algeria The limestone peaks of the Rif Mountains rise in northern Morocco Fertile lowlands separate the Rif Mountains from the Mediterranean Sea
The Sahara Desert covers eastern and southern Morocco The desert continues across the northern half of Africa Few people live or work in the Sahara which gets very little rainfall Summer temperatures in the desert often reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit 49 degrees Celsius Did you know Sahara means wilderness in Arabic Sahara Desert
