Geography
Oman,
the second largest country in Arabia with an area of 300,000 square
km, occupies the south eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.To the
North, it borders the Strait of Hormuz, and to the East the coastline
stretches 1700 km along the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea to the
Yemeni border. In the West, Oman borders Saudi Arabia and the United
Arab Emirates along the eastern fringe the Rub Al Khali (also known
as the 'Empty Quarter'). The northern region of the Musandam Peninsula
is separated from the rest of the country for 70 km by the UAE. The
highest point in Oman is Jebel Shams at 3010 metres.
The most notable feature of Oman is the range of imposing mountains
running North West to South East across the Northern third of the country.
These mountains are the result of tectonic forces which pushed them
up from ocean beds some 800 million years ago. The 1700 km long coastline
is a showcase of varying terrain from the deep fjords in the Musandam,
long sand beaches between Sohar and Muscat, mangrove lagoons, coral
reefs, rocky islets and coves from Muscat to Sur around Ra's Al Hadd,
Eastern most point of the Arabian peninsula to Salalah.
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