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Published on Dec 10, 2015
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MT. KILIMAJARO
- The origin of the name "Kilimanjaro" is not precisely known, but a number of theories exist
- Kilimanjaro is composed of three distinct volcanic cones
- It is the highest mountain in Tanzania,
- the highest mountain in Africa, and the highest free-standing mountain in the world
Photo by hktang
ATLANTIC OCEAN
- The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's
- With a total area of about 106,400,000 square kilometres
- it covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area.
- The first part of its name refers to Atlas of Greek mythology, making the Atlantic the "Sea of Atlas".
Photo by Official U.S. Navy Imagery
MADAGASCAR
- Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar
- In 2012, the population of Madagascar was estimated at just over 22 million, 90 percent of whom live on less than two dollars per day.
- The monarchy collapsed in 1897 when the island was absorbed into the French colonial empire
- Madagascar split from India around 88 million years ago
Photo by @Doug88888
ATLAS MOUNTAINS
- The mountains have been home to a number of plant and animal species
- many of them are endangered and some have already gone extinct.
- running generally southwest to northeast to form the geologic backbone of the countries of the Maghrib
- They extend for more than 1,200 miles
Photo by le calmar
NILE RIVER
- . It rises south of the Equator and flows northward through northeastern Africa
- drain into the Mediterranean Sea.
- It has a length of about 4,132 miles
- It drains into an are of about 1,293,000,000 square mile.
Photo by banksias
INDIAN OCEAN
- The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface.
- It is bounded by Asia
- Indian Ocean is delineated from the Atlantic Ocean by the 20° east meridian
- The Indian Ocean's volume is estimated to be 292,131,000 km³
Photo by Official U.S. Navy Imagery
RED SEA
- The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean
- lying between Africa and Asia.
- The Red Sea has a surface area of roughly 438,000 km²
- It is about 2250 km (1398 mi) long and, at its widest point, 355 km
Photo by Peer.Gynt
HORN OF AFRICA
- The Horn of Africa is almost equidistant from the equator and the Tropic of Cancer.
- It consists chiefly of mountains uplifted through the formation of the Great Rift Valley,
- The lowlands of the Horn are generally arid in spite of their proximity to the equator.
- It covers approximately 2,000,000 km² (770,000 sq mi) and is inhabited by roughly 100 million people
Photo by Fragile Oasis
