Geography Atlas
Claims this atlas currently marks as unsettled or as tested and found false. A debated fact is one scholars hold competing positions on; a debunked one has been checked against the record and found not to hold. Both are kept in view rather than quietly smoothed over, with the reasoning that put each one where it stands.
24 statements marked Debated.
The Middle East, Area (sq km)7222000.000000
The Middle East, Regions
Standing
Concerns Area (sq km)
Currently States 7222000.000000
Definitions vary by which states are counted (Cyprus and Egypt are borderline); figures in the literature range from about 6 to 7.2 million sq km.
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Sahel, Area (sq km)3053200.000000
The Sahel, Regions
Standing
Concerns Area (sq km)
Currently States 3053200.000000
The Sahel has no strictly defined boundary; this figure is a commonly cited estimate for the semi-arid transitional belt.
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Wadden Sea, Length (km)500.000000
Wadden Sea, Bodies of Water
Standing
Concerns Length (km)
Currently States 500.000000
Approximate coastal length as commonly reported for the trilateral World Heritage system; sources vary in whether they measure the outer barrier-island chain or the inner tidal-flat coastline, and the atlas has not yet read a single authoritative figure covering both conventions.
Source Wadden Sea Quality Status Report
Western Europe, Population199600000.000000