The geography of Israel is iverse, with desert conditions in the south, and snow-capped mountains in the north. Israel is located at 31°30′N, 34°45′E at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea in the western Asia. It is bounded to the north by Lebanon, the northeast by Syria, the east by Jordan and the West Bank, the southwest by Egypt with this border also being the border between Asia and Africa. To the west of Israel is the Mediterranean Sea which makes up the majority of Israel's 273 kilometers (170 mi) coastline and the Gaza strip. A small window onto the Red Sea exists in the south.