What is the highest natural topographic elevation in the State of Qatar, rising approximately 103 meters above sea level?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Qurayn Abu al-Bawl (Qurain Abu al-Bawl)
- Step 1: Qurayn Abu al-Bawl (also spelled Gurain al-Bawl), located in southern Qatar near the border with Saudi Arabia, is the highest natural point in the country at 103 meters (338 feet).
- Step 2: The surrounding landscape is characterized by rolling limestone plains, gravel plains, and sabkha depressions.
- Step 3: Identify Qurayn Abu al-Bawl.
Answer
Qurayn Abu al-Bawl (Qurain Abu al-Bawl).
Why not the others: 'Jabal Jais' is the highest mountain in the UAE rising to 1,934 m; 'Jabal Dukhan' is the highest point in the Kingdom of Bahrain (134 m); 'Jabal Hafeet' is an isolated mountain straddling the UAE-Oman border in Al Ain.
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