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Africa

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MT. KILIMANJARO

  • Highest peak in Africa
  • Snow capped year round
  • It is 19,341 feet tall
  • Extinct volcano
Photo by hktang

MADAGASCAR

  • Only place to find a wild lemur
  • Tropical winter months and semi arid summer months
  • Maromokotro is highest point at 9,436 feet high
  • 103 species and subspecies of lemur
Photo by @Doug88888

SAHARA DESERT

  • 3,600,000 square miles
  • Highest point is Emi Koussi at 11,204 feet high
  • Over 30,000 petroglyphs survive here
  • Sand dunes can reach up to 590 feet high
Photo by mvongrue

NILE RIVER

  • Longest river in the world
  • Flows south to north
  • It is 4,528 miles long
  • Lake Victoria is the source

CANARY ISLANDS

  • 62 miles west of Africa's coast
  • Average 12 million visitors per year
  • The island of Tenerife is 4,000 feet above sea level
  • There are 7 main islands
Photo by marcp_dmoz

CONGO RIVER

  • Worlds deepest river
  • Ninth longest river in the world
  • Depths up to 720 feet
  • 2,920 miles long