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साइप्रस की भूगोल और पर्यावरण
साइप्रस का भूभाग, जलवायु, प्राकृतिक संसाधन, खतरे और पर्यावरणीय स्थितियाँ।
अवलोकन
Cyprus is in the eastern Mediterranean Basin, 44 miles south of Turkey, 64 miles west of Syria, and 150 miles north of the Nile Delta. Its strategic location at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, makes visits to those regions quite easy. The island has a maximum length of 142 miles from northeast to southwest and a maximum width of 60 miles from north to south. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia, with an area of 3,572 square miles. Two mountain ranges dominate the landscape. The narrow and largely barren Kyrenia Range in the north (maximum elevation 3,360 feet) rises almost directly up from the northern coastline and follows it from east to west for some 80 miles. The forest‑covered Troodos Range rises in the southwestern sector of the island, culminating in Mount Olympus at an altitude of 6,400 feet. Between the two ranges, extending from Morphou Bay in the west to Famagusta Bay in the east lies the Mesaoria, meaning "between the mountains," a broad, fertile, coastal plain which produces most of the island’s cereal grains and other crops. Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, is on the Mesaoria. Throughout the long summer the plain is arid and parched, but in the winter and spring it is carpeted with a lush growth of young wheat and barley. Cyprus supports a varied flora with some 1,800 different species of flowering plants, including over 120 endemic plants. Additionally, Cyprus is host to a diverse group of bird and insect fauna, as well as a surprising range of reptiles and amphibians.
विस्तृत भूगोल
भौतिक विशेषताएं
- भूभाग
- central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast
- जलवायु
- Cyprus has hot, dry, dusty summers and moderately cool, damp winters. Nicosia’s maximum mean temperature is about 80°F, while the minimum mean temperature is 50°F. From mid-June to mid-September, the temperature sometimes exceeds 100°F. After sunset, it usually falls to between 60°F and 70°F. The summer heat is tolerable because humidity is usually low and high temperatures are often tempered by westerly winds. Nicosia’s summer weather is generally more comfortable than in the seaside towns, where humidity is higher though temperatures are lower. Rain falls almost exclusively from December through March. Winters are usually cool and damp. On the whole, Cyprus has an enjoyable Mediterranean climate.
- मौसम के रुझान
- http://voap.weather.com/weather/oap/CYXX0005?template=TRVLH&par=1003114983&unit=0&key=5b85ae1d85877a1b34827fba743e2133
- सबसे ऊँचा बिंदु
- 1951 — Olympus 1,951 m
- न्यूनतम बिंदु
- Mediterranean Sea 0 m
सीमाएँ और क्षेत्र
- क्षेत्र (तुलनात्मक)
- about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut
प्राकृतिक संसाधन और खतरे
- प्राकृतिक संसाधन
- copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment
- प्राकृतिक आपदाएं
- moderate earthquake activity; droughts
पर्यावरण और भूमि उपयोग
- वर्तमान पर्यावरणीय मुद्दे
- water resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, sea water intrusion to island's largest aquifer, increased salination in the north); water pollution from sewage and industrial wastes; coastal degradation; loss of wildlife habitats from urbanization
- अंतर्राष्ट्रीय समझौते
- पक्षकार: वायु प्रदूषण, वायु प्रदूषण-नाइट्रोजन ऑक्साइड, वायु प्रदूषण-स्थायी कार्बनिक प्रदूषक, वायु प्रदूषण-सल्फर 94, जैव विविधता, जलवायु परिवर्तन, जलवायु परिवर्तन-क्योटो प्रोटोकॉल, मरुस्थलीकरण, संकटग्रस्त प्रजातियां, पर्यावरणीय संशोधन, खतरनाक अपशिष्ट, समुद्री कानून, समुद्री डंपिंग, ओजोन परत संरक्षण, जहाज प्रदूषण, आर्द्रभूमि हस्ताक्षरित, लेकिन अनुसमर्थित नहीं: चयनित समझौतों में से कोई नहीं