GEO FACTS OF AFRICA

MT. KILIMANJARO

• 19,341 is it's elevation
• 4th largest in the world
• Last eruption 150,000 years ago
• First ascend 1889

SAHARA DESERT

• Worlds hottest desert
• Covers over 3,600,000 million sq ft
• Largest desert in Africa
• It covers over 12 whole countries

NILE RIVER

• Two other rivers, blue Nile, and white Nile
• 4,258 miles long
• It is the longest river in the world
• A lot of people get resources from the miles river

MADAGASCAR

• 22.29 million population
• President has 19 letters in his last name
• 47th largest country
• There is a movie named after it

KALAHARI DESERT

• 900,000 sq. kilometers
• Gets 4.3 to 7.9 rain a year
• Birds and animals migrate there
• One of the bigger deserts in Africa

RED SEA

• The water is actually red
• Over 1,000 fish
• Egyptians first to discover it
• One of the smaller seas

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