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Prelims 2017 · Q54 · Countries, regions & borders

Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries ?

  1. 1.Jordan
  2. 2.Iraq
  3. 3.Lebanon
  4. 4.Syria

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Answer: C. Jordan has no Mediterranean coast; its only sea outlet is the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea. Iraq's only coast is a short stretch on the Persian Gulf. Lebanon and Syria both have Mediterranean coastlines. So 3 and 4 only.

Watch for: Jordan is close to the Mediterranean on the map, but Israel and the West Bank lie in between.

Why the other options are wrong
  • A. Wrong because Jordan and Iraq do not touch the Mediterranean.
  • B. Wrong because Iraq touches only the Persian Gulf.
  • D. Wrong because Jordan opens only to the Gulf of Aqaba.

Source to check: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography / any school atlas (Oxford Student Atlas), map of West Asia

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