 nigeria is a country in west africa. nigeria shares land borders with the republic of benin in the west, chad and cameroon in the east, and niger in the north. its coast lies on the gulf of guinea in the south and it borders lake chad to the northeast. noted geographical features in nigeria include the adamawa highlands, mambilla plateau, jos plateau, obudu plateau, the niger river, river benue and niger delta. nigeria is found in the tropics, where the climate is seasonally damp and very humid. nigeria is affected by four climate types; these climate types are distinguishable, as one moves from the southern part of nigeria to the northern part of nigeria through nigeria's middle belt. == climate types found in nigeria == the tropical rainforest climate or the equatorial monsoon, designated by the kÃ¶ppen climate classification as "af", is found in the southern part of the country. this climate is influenced by the monsoons originating from the south atlantic ocean, which is brought into the country by the (maritime tropical) mt airmass, a warm moist sea to land seasonal wind. its warmth and high humidity gives it a strong tendency to ascend and produce copious rainfall, which is a result of the condensation of water vapour in the rapidly rising air.http://www.britannica.com/ebchecked/topic/390302/monsoon the tropical rainforest climate has a very small temperature range. then temperature ranges are almost constant throughout the year, for example, warri town in the southern part of nigeria, records a maximum of  for its hottest month while its lowest temperature is  in its coldest month. the temperature difference of warri town is not more than 2 Â°c (5 Â°f). the southern part of nigeria experiences heavy and abundant rainfall. these storms are usually convectional in nature due to the regions proximity, to the equatorial belt. the annual rainfall received in this region is very high, usually above the  rainfall totals giving for tropical rainforest climates worldwide. over  of rainfall is received in the coastal region of nigeria around the niger delta area. bonny town found in the coastal region of the niger delta area in southern nigeria receives well over  of rainfall annually. the rest of the southeast receives between 2,000 and  of rain per year. the southern region of nigeria experiences a double rainfall maxima characterised by two high rainfall peaks, with a short dry season and a longer dry season falling bet
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