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San Antonio de Ureca

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San Antonio de Ureca
Village
San Antonio de Ureca is located in Bioko
San Antonio de Ureca
San Antonio de Ureca
Location in Bioko
San Antonio de Ureca is located in Equatorial Guinea
San Antonio de Ureca
San Antonio de Ureca
San Antonio de Ureca (Equatorial Guinea)
Coordinates: 3°16′N 8°31′E / 3.267°N 8.517°E / 3.267; 8.517
Country Equatorial Guinea
ProvinceBioko Sur
Elevation
186 m (610 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateAm

San Antonio de Ureca, also known as Ureka or Ureca is a village in Bioko Sur, Equatorial Guinea, south of Malabo on the island of Bioko. The town of Ureka is included among the wettest areas in the world; it receives about 10,450 millimeters (418 ins) of rainfall annually. It is the wettest place in Africa.[1]

Climate

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This region on Bioko Island is the wettest place on the African continent. During the brief dry season from November to March, tourists flock to see turtles come ashore and lay eggs. Annual rainfall averages 10,450 mm.[2]


References

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  1. ^ Richard Frankham; Jonathan D. Ballou; David Anthony Briscoe (2004). A primer of conservation genetics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-53827-0.
  2. ^ "San Antonio de Ureca Equatorial Guinea - Earth.com - Earth Image Gallery". www.earth.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.