Africa's geographic location

Africa is located in the southwest Asia. East Indian Ocean, the Atlantic coast in the west, north facing every Mediterranean and Europe, with the Suez Canal 300-metre-long habit for Africa and Asia dividing line. Mainland east to ha abundant Angle (longitude 51 degrees north latitude 24 points, 10 degrees 27 points), south to eritrea add of Cyrus Angle (longitude 20 degrees 02 points, 51 points) half 34 degrees longitude west, west to cape Verde (17 degrees north latitude 33 points and 34 degrees 45), north to gearan Angle (9 degrees longitude 50 points, northern latitude 37 degree 21 points). Area is about 3020 square kilometres (including nearby islands) south NATO long 8,000 kilometres, thing about 7,403 kilometers long. About one-fifth of the world's total land, after Asia, for 20.2% world second continents.