8 Geographical Features Of Africa
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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SAHARA DESERT
- World's hottest desert
- World's largest desert
- 3.629 million sq. miles
- It covers most of North Africa
Photo by Zanthia
ATLAS MOUNTAINS
- Highest point is 13,671 feet
- Located across northwestern stretch of Africa
- 1,553.427 miles long
- Toubkal is the highest point
Photo by hellokathie
NILE RIVER
- Longest river in the world
- 4,132 miles long
- The Mediterranean Sea is the mouth of the Nile
- The main source of water for nine nations
Photo by David Berkowitz
ETHIOPIAN PLATEAU
- Is sometimes called the "Roof of Africa"
- Reaches up to 14,928 feet tall
- Located mainly in Ethiopia
- It's a rugged mass of mountains
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
LAKE VICTORIA
- One of the African Great Lakes
- Named after Queen Victoria
- Has an area of 26,564 sq miles
- Is the second largest freshwater lake worldwide
Photo by wheresthebrain
MOUNT KILIMANJARO
- Has three volcanic cones
- Is a dormant volcanic mountain
- 19,341 feet tall
- Located in Tanzania
Photo by SamHawleywood
MADAGASCAR
- Off the eastern coast of Africa
- Has a population of 22.29 million people
- Speak French and Malagasy
- Know as the Republic of Madagascar
Photo by bettina n
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL
- Located between Madagascar and Mozambique
- World War II clashpoint during the Battle of Madagascar
- About 286 miles across at its narrowest point
- Reaches a depth of 10,800 feet
Photo by Stig Nygaard
