How is the setting of Khor Fakkan on the UAE's east coast described?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. A crescent-shaped bay flanked by two headlands
- Step 1: Khor Fakkan is on the east coast, with a crescent-shaped bay flanked by two headlands, and its Arabic name translates to 'Creek of the Two Jaws'. Answer: A crescent-shaped bay flanked by two headlands. The city faces the Gulf of Oman beside the Western Hajar Mountains and is an exclave of Sharjah geographically surrounded by Fujairah. Why not the others: A desert plateau among shifting dunes, a volcanic atoll chain offshore and a flat delta cut by three rivers don't fit.
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