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Geographical Features Of Africa

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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LAKE VICTORIA

  • Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake by area, and it is the largest tropical lake in the world.
  • Lake Victoria has dried up completely at least three times since it formed.
  • The lake’s deeply indented northern coast is flat and bare.
  • Its waters fill a shallow depression that stretches between the Western and Eastern Rift Valleys.
Photo by Jeff_Werner
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CANARY ISLANDS

  • The Islands is the only place in Spain where volcanic eruptions have been recorded in modern day.
  • The Canary Islands have a population of 2,117,519 inhabitants.
  • The overwhelming majority of native Canarians are Roman Catholic.
  • There is a combination of North Atlantic, Mediterranean and endemic species.
Photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
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KALAHARI DESERT

  • The Bushmen have lived in the Kalahari for 20,000 years as hunter-gatherers.
  • The wet season in the Kalahari is during the 6 hottest months of the year.
  • The Kalahari supports a variety of plant life despite its aridity.
  • The Kalahari has a number of game reserves.
Photo by Jeppestown
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ZAMBEZI RIVER

  • It is the largest flowing river into the Indian Ocean.
  • The Zambezi's most noted feature is Victoria Falls.
  • The population of the Zambezi river valley is estimated to be about 32 million.
  • Hippopotamuses are abundant along most of the calm stretches of the river along with many crocodiles
Photo by Sara&Joachim
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ATLAS MOUNTAINS

  • There are deposits of iron, lead, copper, silver, mercury, rock salt, phosphate, and marble among other resources.
  • Many of the plants and animals there are endangered or
  • The highest peak is Toubkal, with an elevation of 4,167 metres in southwestern Morocco.
  • The population of the Atlas Mountains is mainly Berbers.
Photo by Global Water Partnership - a water secure world
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LAKE CHAD

  • The Chari River provides over 90% of Lake Chad's water.
  • The name Chad is a local word meaning "large expanse of water."
  • The lake is home to more than 44 species of algae.
  • Lake Chad itself holds 85 fish species.
Photo by dusty_pen
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GREAT RIFT VALLEY

  • The valley is a 6,000-mile crack in the earth's crust.
  • The Rift Valley was formed by violent subterranean forces that tore apart the earth's crust.
  • There are many active and semi-active volcanoes located along the edge of the Rift.
  • They found the almost complete skeleton of a very early type of human species.
Photo by klndonnelly
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MT. KILIMANJARO

  • It has three volcanic cones, but only one is dormant, Kibo, which is the peak.
  • There are many debates on how the volcano received its name.
  • Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller were the first to the highest point.
  • In the late 1880s, Kibo was completely covered in ice.
Photo by QuakeUp!

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