WbS - the compass point that is one point south of due west. west by south. compass point, point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; he checked the point on his compass.
The given Yemen location map shows that Yemen is located in the south-western part of Asia. Yemen map also illustrates that Yemen is one of the Middle East countries that shares its international boundaries with Saudi Arabia in the north and Oman in the east. Besides, Gulf of Aden lies in the south and Red Sea lies in the west. Furthermore, Yemen is constituted of more than 200 islands; among them the largest one is Socotra that lies about 415 km south from the mainland of Yemen. The climate type of Yemen ranges from semi-arid to arid. Sana'a is the largest and capital city of Yemen.
What continent is the Middle East in? Africa-Eurasia (the super-continent consisting of Africa, Europe and Asia) The Middle East is predominantly in Southwest Asia, but there is a portion in Africa (Egypt west of â¦ the Sinai Canal) and even smaller part in Europe (Turkey west of the Bosporus).