West Bank topographic map
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West Bank
The West Bank has an area of 5,628 square kilometres (2,173 sq mi), which comprises 21.2% of former Mandatory Palestine (excluding Jordan) and has generally rugged mountainous terrain. The total length of the land boundaries of the region are 404 kilometres (251 miles). The terrain is mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in the west, but somewhat barren in the east. The elevation span between the shoreline of the Dead Sea at −408 m to the highest point at Mount Nabi Yunis, at 1,030 m (3,379 ft) above sea level. The area of West Bank is landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers.
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Name: West Bank topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: West Bank, Palestinian Territory (31.36631 34.90205 32.54894 35.54036)
Average elevation: 955 ft
Minimum elevation: -1,362 ft
Maximum elevation: 4,055 ft
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