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victus00 [196]
3 years ago
10

What oceans and seas surround Africa?

Geography
2 answers:
sergiy2304 [10]3 years ago
8 0
Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Indian Ocean Atlantic Ocean
Sveta_85 [38]3 years ago
4 0
Africa, the world's second-largest continent, is bounded by the Atlantic, Indian and Southern oceans, as well as by the Red and Mediterranean seas.<span> The continent straddles the equator and sits between the landforms of southern Europe and Asia, giving it a complex coastal geography and a wide range of sea conditions.</span>
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