Geography of Africa
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In the south, Africa is washed Mediterranean Sea, in the northeast, the Sinai Peninsula is washed by the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, in the east and southeast, the continent is washed by the Indian Ocean, and in the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
Geographic features of Africa
Atlas
The Atlas Mountains system stretches from the southwestern part of Morocco along the Mediterranean Sea to the eastern border of Tunisia. It includes several smaller mountain ranges, namely the High Atlas, the Middle Atlas, and the Seaside Atlas. The highest point is Mount Toubkal, located in the western part of Morocco, with a height of 4,167 meters.
Congo river basin
The Congo Basin, located in central Africa, covers most of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as the neighboring Republic of the Congo. In addition, it extends to Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Zambia. The area of \u200b\u200bthis fertile basin is approximately 3,600,000 square kilometers, and it is home to about 20% of the world's tropical forests. The Congo River is the second largest river in Africa, and the network of its tributaries and streams serves as a transport function for the population of the interior countries of Africa.
Great rift valley
A sharp deepening of the Earth's surface, approximately 6,400 km long, extending from the Red Sea, near the border with Jordan in the Middle East, south to Mozambique. Essentially, this valley is the result of a series of geological faults caused by large volcanic eruptions many centuries ago. These same faults have resulted in numerous sheer cliffs, mountain ranges, rocky valleys, and very deep lakes throughout the considerable length of the valley. In the immediate vicinity of the valley are many of Africa's highest mountains, including Kilimanjaro, Kenya, and Stanley.
Ahaggar Highlands
Ahaggar is a high-mountainous region in the central part of the Sahara, in the southern part of Algeria - 1,500 km away. south of the capital of the country, and west of the city of Tamanrasset. The region is mostly a rocky desert, with an average altitude of over 900 m above sea level. The highest point is Mount Takhat (3,003 m.).
Kalahari Desert
The area of \u200b\u200bthe desert is about 259,000 square kilometers, it covers most of Botswana, the southwestern part South Africa, and the entire western part of Namibia. This desolate plateau has many dry river estuaries, and dense shrubs grow in abundance. There are several small mountain ranges in the area, including Karas and Hans. IN national park Kalahari Gemsbok, located in South Africa on the border with Namibia, is home to large herds of wild animals.
Namib Desert
Namib is a coastal desert in the southern part of the African continent, stretching over 2,000 km in length along the Atlantic coast. The desert begins in Angola, runs through Namibia, and ends at the Oliphants River in the Western Cape in South Africa. To the east of the Atlantic coast, the desert is gradually gaining height, up to 200 km. at the foot of the Bolshoy Ustup mountains.
Annual precipitation ranges from 2 mm. in the driest areas of the desert up to 200 mm. on the hills, which is why Namib can be considered the only true desert in southern Africa. The Namib is also the world's oldest desert, geologically composed of dune (sandy) seas in coastal areas, while gravel plains and rocks prevail in the interior.
Sand dunes of the desert, some of which reach 300 m in height and 32 km. in length, they are the second largest in the world, second only to the Badyn-Jaran dunes in China.
Sahara Desert
Covering almost one third of the entire African continent, the Sahara is the largest desert in the world, with an approximate with total area in 9,065,000 sq. km. Topographically, the desert includes stone-strewn plains, mobile sand dunes, and numerous dune (sandy) seas.
The height of the desert varies from 30 m below sea level to 3 350 m above sea level ( mountain peaks in Ahaggar and Tibesti). At the regional level, from the Sahara, the Libyan Desert, the Nubian Desert, and the Western Desert in Egypt, west of the Nile, are distinguished.
There is practically no rainfall in the Sahara, but several underwater rivers flowing on its territory, originating in the Atlas Mountains, help to irrigate isolated oases. In the east, the waters of the Nile help fertilize small areas of the desert.
Sahel
The Sahel is a wide strip of land that stretches across the entire width of northern central Africa, southern edge the ever-expanding Sahara Desert. This border region is a transitional zone between the dry regions of the north and the tropical regions of the south. There is very little rainfall in this area (15 - 20 cm per year), and the vegetation here is represented mainly by scanty grass cover and shrubs.
Nile River system
People who lived not far from ancient Carthage, the inhabitants of the city called the word "afri". From the Phoenician word afar means "dust", and this name is attributed to this language. When the Romans conquered Carthage, they named this province Africa. Later they began to call the regions that were known on this continent. And then the whole continent.
Another version says that the word has roots of the Berber word ifri, i.e. cave. This meant the cave dwellers, the Afri people. Also a Muslim province called "Ifrikia", which later arose in this place, also had the same root in the name.
I. Efremov, a famous writer and scientist, believed that the word "Africa" \u200b\u200bhas its roots in the ancient language Ta-Kem ("Afros" - foamy country, Egypt). This is due to the fact that while approaching the mainland in the Mediterranean Sea, several currents collide.
Etymology of names of physical and geographical objects in Africa
Gulf of aden... Gulf of the Indian Ocean. The name was given to the city of Aden in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. According to one version, the toponym is based on the Arabic root meaning "settledness". According to another interpretation, the name was formed by a term from the ancient Semitic-Hamitic languages \u200b\u200bedinu - plain, steppe, which clearly reflects natural features.
Azores... Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Belongs to Portugal. Named by the Portuguese Ilhas dos Azores - "Hawk Islands" for the abundance of these birds off the coast and on the archipelago.
Amirant Islands... Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Discovered by the expedition of Admiral Vasco to Gama and named in his honor llhas de Almitante - "the" islands of the admiral ".
Augrabis.Waterfall on the r. Orange. The name comes from the Hottentot aukrebis - "big noise".
Ahaggar.Mountain range in Central Sahara. The name comes from the name of the Tuareg tribe Kel-Ahaggar. The ethnonym is apparently based on the Arabic term "akhgar" - a cave, that is, "ahaggar" - "cave dwellers", "cave spirits".
Bab el-Mandeb strait... Separates Africa and the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula. The name comes from the Arabic words "bab" - gate, "mandib" - tears, ie. means "gate of tears". The toponym-metaphor reflects the difficult navigation conditions in the strait.
White Nile.The name of the middle course of the Nile before the confluence of the Goluboy. The Arabic name of the Bahr-el-Abyad river is "white river". In the opinion of specialists, the term "white" refers to either a cloudy color of water or an unknown color orientation.
Benguela current... Cold current in the Atlantic Ocean. The name is given for the city of Benguela in Angola: in one of the Bantu languages \u200b\u200bbenguela is "the land of reeds"
Benue.Left tributary of the river. Niger. The name comes from the Batta language, where be - "water", nue - "mother", i.e. means"mother of waters"
Bioko.Island in the Gulf of Guinea. The Portuguese, having discovered Bioko, called it Formosa - "Beautiful" for the abundance of lush vegetation and the presence of fresh water. Later the island was called Fernando Po in honor of the Portuguese discoverer, and in the 70s of the XX century - Macias Nguema Biyogo in honor of the President of Equatorial Guinea. Bioko is a modified name, so it is difficult to call the true meaning.
Vaal... River, right tributary of the river. Orange, The name was given by the Dutch Borax colonists for the color of the water: vaal - "muddy", "gray". The toponym is included in the name of one of the provinces of South Africa - Transvaal - "behind Vaal".
Wadi, waddah... The general name of the channels of temporary watercourses in North Africa, filled with water only during the rainy season. The Arabic geographic term "wadi", "wedd" - dry bed, valley.
Weld.The name of the arid plateau in southern Africa. In Dutch and Afrikaans (Afrikaans), veld is a popular geographic term meaning "field".
Victoria.Lake in East Africa, the largest on the mainland. Unlike the Victoria Falls, named by D. Livingston in honor of the Queen of Great Britain, the name of Lake Victoria was given by the traveler D. Speak. Therefore, at present in the young African countries located on the shores of the lake, different names are proposed: Umoja - "unity", Uhuru - "freedom", Shirikisho - "unification", Uhuru na Umoja - the state motto of Tanzania, inscribed on the coat of arms of the state.
Victoria.Waterfall on the r. Zambezi. It was discovered by the outstanding English traveler David Livingstone and named after the Queen of Great Britain. Locals they call the waterfall Mosi-oa-Tunya - "thundering smoke", or Seongo - "place of the rainbow".
Virunga.Volcanic mountains in East Africa. The name in the language of the Nyoro people means "volcano".
Volta.River in West Africa. The name Rio-da-Volta - "the river of return" was given by the Portuguese, because in the XV century. their ships stopped at the mouth of the river before returning to their homeland. In Ghana on the river. Volta created the reservoir of the same name - one of the largest in the world (8480 km 2 ).
Guardafui.Cape in the east of the Somali Peninsula. Scientists believe that the name is derived from the Portuguese word guardafu, distorted by the Arabs, meaning "beware", which is associated with dangerous navigation conditions. There has long been a legend that as if at the very eastern end of the Somali Peninsula there is a magnetic mountain, which attracts the iron parts of ships approaching it. As a result, the ships, approaching it, crashed on the rocks. In fact, this is the narrowest shelf zone. In strong winds high wave, poor visibility often carried ships to the peninsula, and they crashed on the coastal reefs. The word "guardafui" was a warning to the sailors who sailed past this cape.
Gulf of Guinea.Gulf of the Atlantic Ocean off the western coast of Africa. Named for the historical and geographical region of Guinea, washed by it. There are several versions of the origin of the toponym Guinea. According to one of them, the name is based on the name of the Berber tribe Kinava (the Arab scholar Ibn Yakut mentioned the region of Kinava in the 13th century). Another point of view is based on the fact that the toponym was formed by the Berber words "agvinau" - "black" or "iguaven" - "dumb" (ie, not knowing the Berber language) and referred to the territory inhabited by black tribes. Later Europeans distorted the original word in Gunua, Ginua, and finally in Guinea.
Strait of Gibraltar.Separates Africa from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Named for the rock of Gibraltar on the European side of the strait. The modern form of the name of the rock arose as a result of the centuries-old use and transformation of the primary Arabic Jebel el-Tariq - "Mount Tariq".
Blue Nile.The largest tributary of the Nile. In Ethiopia, the river is called Abbay - “the father of waters, and in the Arab countries Bahr el-Azrak -“ blue river. ”The color name, according to some scholars, reflects the color of the water in the river carrying bluish silt.
Good Hope... Cape in southern Africa. Discovered in 1488 by the Portuguese navigator B. Dias and named Cabo Tormentoso - "Cape of Storms". The name did not like the King of Portugal, João II, and at his behest the cape was renamed Cabo da Vona Esperanza - "Cape of Good Hope", meaning the hope of reaching a fabulously rich and attractive India for Europeans. Some historians believe that in B. Diash immediately named the cape by the name of Good Hope, and the above version is only a historical legend. However, it is impossible to prove or disprove this hypothesis due to the lack of sources contemporary to Dias' voyage.
Dragon mountains... Located in South Africa. It is assumed that the mountains are named after one of the European colonizers of the Drakenstein harrow. Etymologically, the surname consists of two words: draken - "dragon", stein - "stone".
Zambezi.River in South Africa. Previously, the name of the river was conveyed on maps in a variety of ways; Ambezi, Luambezi, Liambey, etc. According to modern place names, the primary form of the name is Ambezi (or Ambey), which in the local Bantu languages \u200b\u200bmeans "big river". The same meaning has the name of the river in the middle course in the Tonga language - Murongo-Mucuri, which is a tracing of the main toponym.
Zanzibar.An island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa. The toponym comes from the Persian, the term "bar" - "coast", "edge" and the ethnonym "zinj", based on the Arabic or Persian "zang", "zeng" - "black". Zinji is a collective name for the Negroid tribes of East Africa in medieval Muslim literature.
Cape Verde.It is located on the peninsula of the same name to the east of Cape Almadi. Named in 1445 by the Portuguese D. Dias Cabo Verde - "Cape Verde", because was the first land covered by tropical flora seen by sailors, in sharp contrast to the sands of the Sahara.
Cape Verde Island.Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Named after m. Zeleny, opposite which it is located. The transfer of the name of the islands into other languages \u200b\u200bis accepted in the form of translation, in contrast to the name of the state located on them.
Needle.Cape, the southernmost tip of Africa. Discovered in 1488 by B. Dias and named by him Cabo Sao Brandao - Cape of St. Brandan, because the opening took place on the day of this saint. However, the name was soon changed, and the cape was mapped under the name Agulhas - Agulary. The word agulha in Portuguese means "needle", "arrow". Modern toponymists see the Portuguese metaphorical term agulha as the basis of the name in the meaning of "peak", "summit". Proceeding from this, the toponym is interpreted as "cape of peaks", and the reason is a rocky cape.
Go-Amin-Dada; Edward.Lake in East Africa. Opened in the 19th century. and named Edward in honor of the Crown Prince of Great Britain. In 1971, President Idi Amin Dada came to power in Uganda, and the lake was named after him. To this day, both names have survived for the reservoir.
Canary Islands.Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Belongs to Spain. The islands are known in ancient times under the Latin name Insulas Fortunatae. The Spaniards, who visited the archipelago at the beginning of the 15th century, called them islas Canarias - "dog islands". According to one version, the sailors saw a large number of dogs on the shores of the islands, which was the reason for the appearance of the toponym. According to another version, the archipelago was named after the main island of Gran Canaria. and the island - according to the fabulous country of Canaria, mentioned in medieval European legends.
Kenya.Volcanic massif in East Africa. Toponymists see the Masai term "kee-niyya" - "white mountain" as the basis of the toponym, which is associated with the presence of glaciers and snow on the top of the mountain.
Livingstone waterfalls... Located in the lower reaches of the river. Congo (Zaire). Named after the outstanding explorer of Africa, Scottish by origin, D. Livingston.
Limpopo.River in South Africa. The etymology of the name is unknown. The Dutch Boer colonists called the river Crocodil River - "Crocodile River" for the abundance of these reptiles in its waters.
Madeira.Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Belongs to Portugal. The Portuguese called Maderia - Forest, because was indeed covered with forests, later completely cut down. The earliest names for the archipelago: among the Carthaginians Al-Agnam - "island of goats" (for the abundance of these animals), among the Romans Insulae Purpurinae - "islands of purple" (for the paint obtained there).
Niger... River in West Africa. The name is a distorted by the Portuguese and other Europeans the Berber name of the river H "Egiren -" river. "At different parts of the course it has different names in local languages: in the upper reaches of the Djolib -" big water "; in the middle and lower Kuara -" river ", Issa Bari - “great river”; Mayo - “river.” The explanation of the name from the word niger in the meaning of “black” from European languages \u200b\u200bis considered incorrect by modern toponymists.
Nile.The most long river Africa. The most ancient form of the name of the river Aur is "hidden" (that is, with an unknown source). The Egyptians called her Hapi after the god of fertility and harvest. Modern Arabs call the river El-Bahr - "river". The toponym Nile in the form of Neilos was first encountered by the ancient Greeks. The Romans borrowed it as Nilus. According to one version, the toponym is based on the ancient Semitic term "nagal" - "river", modified by the Greeks. According to another version, the Greeks borrowed the word lil - "water" from the Libyan tribes, distorting it into nil. Philologists note the possibility of such a transformation.
Nubian desert... Located in northeast Africa. Named for the historical region of Nubia, located between the Nile rapids. The toponym is based on the ancient Egyptian word "nuba" - "gold". In ancient times, the largest mines were located here, from where gold came to the palace of the pharaohs.
Orange.River in South Africa. Hottentots called her Kai Garib - Big river, Dutch settlers Boers Groat River with the same meaning. At all times, people often gave names to objects (rivers, lakes) by the color of the water or the coast. But the name of the Orange River has nothing to do with color. This name was given to her by settlers from the Netherlands (Holland) Boers in honor of the princes of Orange - the then rulers of the Netherlands. With someone's light hand, and perhaps through transformation, the name Orange turned into Orange.
Sao Tome.Island in the Gulf of Guinea. Opened by the Portuguese on the day of St. Thomas (Thomas) and named Sao Tome in his honor.
Somalia.Peninsula in the east of Africa. Named after the people of Somalia, who live in most of it. The ethnonym comes from the Kushite languages \u200b\u200band means "dark", which is associated with the color of the skin of the people. Ptolemy (II century) called the peninsula the Southern Horn (now sometimes the Horn of Africa is found). The cold current in the Indian Ocean, the Somali, is named for the peninsula.
Tristan da Cu'unha. Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Discovered by the Portuguese navigator Tristan da Cunha and named after him.
S. I. RUNKOV
NATURAL OBJECTS OF THE EARTH. AFRICA:
GEOGRAPHICAL NOMENCLATURE AND METHODS
Saransk 2010
AFRICA
Cape
NEEDLE
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RAS-HAFUN
Khafun, a cape on the Somali Peninsula, the easternmost point of the African continent (10 ° 26 "N and 51 ° 23" E).
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BAYS AND BAYS
CIDRA (LARGE SIRT)
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GABES
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Gabes is a gulf of the Mediterranean Sea off the northern coast of Africa, in ancient times it was called Small Sirte. Washes the territory of Tunisia. It stretches for more than 100 km and has a depth of about 50 m. Djerba Island is located in the southern part of the entrance to the bay, and Kerkenna Island in the north.
TUNISIAN
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GUINEAN
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Gulf of Guinea is a gulf of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Equatorial Africa. It juts out into land between Capes Palmas in the northwest (Liberia) and Palmeirinhas (Angola) in the southeast. The constituent parts of the Gulf of Guinea are the bays of Benin (in the north) and Biafra (in the east).
BENIN
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BIAFRA
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ADENSKY
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The Gulf of Aden is part of the Arabian Sea of \u200b\u200bthe Indian Ocean. Length 890km. The northern coast of the gulf is the Arabian Peninsula (state of Yemen). The southern and western shores of the Gulf make up the African continent (states of Somalia and Djibouti). In the west, the Tajura Bay is distinguished, in the southeast, the bay is separated from the rest of the Indian Ocean by the Socotra Islands (Yemen). The bay is connected to the Red Sea by the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
STRAITS
GIBRALTAR
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BAB-EL-MANDEB
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MOZAMBICAN
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OCEAN CURRENTS
CANARY
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BENGEL
MOZAMBIKSKY
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Ascension Island is a volcanic island located in the Atlantic Ocean 1600 km west of the African coast. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, from which it is located 1287 kilometers to the northwest. CANARY
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GREEN CAPE
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Madeira
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ST. ELENA
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COMOR
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Seychelles
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MASKAREN
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Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, located in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa, separated from it by the Mozambique Channel. The area of \u200b\u200bthe island is 590 thousand sq. km. Length - about 1600 km, width - over 600 km. The island is the state of the Republic of Madagascar.
SOCOTRA
Socotra is a small archipelago of six islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, about 350 km south of the Arabian Peninsula.
Gulf of Guinea
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Guinea; ocean.
PENINSULA
SOMALIA
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RIVERS
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ATBARA
Atbara (Arabic Bahr el-Aswad) is a river in Africa (in Sudan and Ethiopia), the right tributary of the Nile (flowing into the Nile River near the city of Atbara in Sudan). The source is located near Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It flows mainly over the Sudanese plateau.
BLUE NIL
The Blue Nile is much shorter than the White Nile, but it plays a much larger role in the formation of the Nile regime below Khartoum. The Blue Nile originates from the Abyssinian Highlands, flowing from Lake Tana.
WHITE NIL
Below Sobata, the river receives the name White Nile (Bahr el-Abyad), leaves behind an area of \u200b\u200bmarshes, and then quietly flows in a wide valley through a semi-desert area to Khartoum, where it merges with the Blue Nile. From here to the Mediterranean Sea, the river is called the Nile (El-Bahr). The distance from Khartoum to Nimule Gorge is approximately 1800 km; to Lake Victoria - about 3700 km.
KAGERA
Kagera - a river in East Africa, flows through the territory of Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, as well as partly along the borders between them. It is the longest tributary of the Nile. Formed at the confluence of the rivers Nyavarongo and Ruvuvu near Lake Rweru, from where its length to the mouth is 420 km; if we count from the source of the Rukarara River, which is located in Burundi near the northern edge of Lake Tanganyika and is the most distant point of the Kagera river system from the mouth, then its length is about 800 km.
CONGO
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LUAPULA
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LOVUA
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LUKUGA
CROWBAR
Lomami is a river in Africa, on the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the left tributary of the Congo. The length is 1,450 km, the basin area is about 110,000 sq. km. The river originates on the Katanga plateau and flows northward, forming numerous waterfalls and rapids.
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Ubangi, a river in Central Africa, the largest right tributary of the river. Congo (Zaire); flows along the borders of the Republic of Zaire with the Central African Republic and the People's Republic of the Congo. Formed by the merger of the river. Node and Mbomu. The length from the source of the Knot is about 2300 km (according to other data, about 2500 km), the basin area is 772.8 thousand square meters. km.
KWANGO
Kwango River in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Kwango River is a left tributary of the Kassai River. Its length is 1,100 kilometers. The sources are located in the highlands of central Angola, the river flows mainly to the north. In its middle course, the Kwango forms the state border between Angola and the Congo, overcomes the Shute Tembo waterfall, then flows through the territory of the Congo and below the city of Bandundu flows into Kasai.
Kasai
Kasai, the river to the Center. Africa, the largest left tributary of the river. Congo, the runoff is 20% of the Congo runoff. Length 2153 km, basin area 880.2 thousand sq. km. It begins on the Lunda plateau, descends from its northern slope, forming picturesque rapids and waterfalls; separates Angola and Congo. The main tributaries on the right are Lulua, Sankuru, Fimi-Lukenie, on the left - Kwango.
RUFIGI
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RUVUMA
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ZAMBEZI
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QUANDO
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ORANGE
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Shari, a river in Central Africa (CAI, Republic of Chad and along the border of the latter with Cameroon). Formed by the merger of the river. Ouam and Gribingi; flows into the lake. Chad. The length, according to various sources, is 1400-1500 km (from the source of the Uam River), the basin area is about 700 thousand square meters. km.
NIGER
The Niger is the most important river in West Africa. The length is 4 180 km, the area of \u200b\u200bthe pool is 2 118 thousand sq. km, the third in these parameters in Africa after the Nile and Congo. The source is in Guinea, then the river flows through Mali, Niger, along the border of Benin, then flows through Nigeria and flows into the Gulf of Guinea. The main tributaries of the Niger: Milo, Bani (right); Sokoto, Kaduna and Benue (left).
BENUE
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Senegal is a river in West Africa and forms the natural border between the states of Senegal and Mauritania. The length of the river is about 1970 km. The river basin area is 419,575 sq. km. The main tributaries are Falem, Karakoro and Gorgol.
GAMBIA
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LAKES
VICTORIA
Victoria is a lake in East Africa, in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. Located in the tectonic trough of the East African platform, at an altitude of 1134 m. Area 68.870 thousand square meters. km, length 320 km, maximum width 275 km. The high-water Kagera river flows in, the Victoria-Nile river flows out. The northern coast of the lake crosses the equator.
RUDOLF
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SLEEVE
Rookva, closed shallow water salt Lake in East Africa, in the southwest. Tanzania. Lies in a tectonic depression at an altitude of 792m.
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NYASA
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BANGWEULU
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CHAD
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ASSAL
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VICTORIA
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MERCISON
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Atlas Mountains, mountain system in the north. Africa; to the west. parts of Morocco - three parallel. chains: middle (Vys. Atlas or Idrar-in-Deren with the summit of Jebel-Ayashi. 4500 m., southern Anti-A. and north. Rif; in Algeria and Tunisia, two chains: on S. Mal. Atlas or Tell , on the south the Big Atlas (2300m.), between them the plateau of the Shots (1100m.).
SUGAR ATLAS
Sahara Atlas, a system of mountain ranges and massifs in the south of the Atlas mountainous country within Algeria. Height 1200-1500 m, individual peaks over 2000 m (Mount Aisa up to 2336 m).
ANTIATLAS
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MITUMBA MOUNTAINS
Mitumba, mountain range to the center. h. East African plateau, to the southeast. and V. Congo (formerly Zaire). It is composed of young volcanic and ancient crystalline rocks. Length from north to south apprx. 400km, height up to 3305m. Flat tops at several levels predominate. North. part of the ridge extends along a tectonic depression occupied by lakes Edward, Kivu and Tanganyika.
DRAGON MOUNTAINS
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CAPSE MOUNTAINS
Cape Mountains, mountains in southern Africa, in South Africa, between Port Elizabeth in the east and the mouth of the river. Olifants in the west. The length is about 800 km. Consist of several parallel ridges. The average height is 1500m, the highest is 2326m.
RAS-DASHAN, MOUNTAIN
Ras Dashan, the most high peak in the Semien Mountains in the Ethiopian Highlands. Height 4620m.
KENYA
Kenya is the most high mountain Kenya and the second highest mountain in Africa (after Kilimanjaro). The most high peaks are Batianm), Nelionm) and Point Lenanam). The mountain is located in the central part of the country, just south of the equator, 150 km north-north-east of Nairobi.
KILIMANJARO, VOLCANO
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DARFUR, PLATO
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High plateaus is the general name for intermontane semi-desert plateaus in the Atlas. Height m in the west, 700-800m in the east. Located between the Tel Atlas ridges in the north and the Sahara Atlas in the south.
BOTTLES
BODELE
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KALAHARI
Kalahari, a depression in the central part of South Africa, coinciding with the eponymous syneclise of the African Platform. Located in Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Southern Rhodesia and South Africa. The area is about 630 thousand square meters. km.
DESERT
ARABIAN
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Arabian Desert, north-east h. Sahara (Egypt) between the Nile valley and the ridge. Etbay, stretching along the Red Sea. In the south (at 22 ° N lat.) It passes into the Nubian Desert. The plateaus descend from east to west to the Nile Valley from 1000 to 200 m, and are intensely dissected by valleys with dry channels (wadis).
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Nubian Desert, in Africa, mostly on the territory of Sudan, between the r. The Nile and the Red Sea, from which it is separated by the Etbay Ridge.
LIBYAN
Libyan desert, a desert in Africa, northeast of the Sahara, west of the river. Nile, within the eastern part of Libya, the western part of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the northern part of Sudan. The area is about 2 million sq. km.
IN recent times ratings have become very popular. On the one hand, they look somehow conceived primitive, PR and subjective. On the other hand, in my opinion, they help to structure large volumes of information and squeeze out a lot of water and information noise. I've also decided to aim at William our Shakespeare.
It was possible, of course, to yellow the topic with a catchy heading like "10 places in Africa that you must visit" or something similar. But I won't be like top bloggers :)
Naturally, the concept of "interesting" hints at the subjectivity of the list: what is interesting to one person may be absolutely not interesting to another. Therefore, this is the most subjective but unbiased list of African interests :)
The reasons why people go to Africa can be divided into 3 components - animals, people and nature. For me, this is an axiom that formed the basis of the list.
A unique place in Africa, and, possibly, on the entire planet, where original tribes are still preserved, minimally affected by civilization. Mursi, surma, erbore, hamer ... Each tribe is unique in its way of life, traditions, adornments of its own body. In the Omo Valley, it is as if you travel by a time machine for many centuries, or even millennia, back to the primitive communal system.
Of course, the proximity to the benefits of civilization influenced the tribes of this part of Ethiopia. The war, which continued here for a considerable time, also affects. Many men instead of spears and bows wear Kalashnikovs, for example. The local population has already got used to the fact that tourists are regularly brought to them, and even learned how to benefit from this. Do not expect to be able to photograph the exotic looks of these proud sons of Africa for free. Each frame is taken into account and payment is inevitable :)
Perhaps the most popular national park in Africa, an icon of the tourism industry in Kenya, one of the best parks on the continent. Masai Mara is often written in a superlative degree and, it should be noted, quite deservedly.
The park is like a continuation of the Serengeti, only in Kenya.
Masai Mara is famous for its lion prides, and in general it is one of the best places in Africa to observe the big cat three: lions, leopards and cheetahs.
And, of course, do not forget about the great migration that takes place in Masai Mara from July to October, when millions of herds of wildebeests arrive in the park from Tanzania. at this time the most spectacular.
In general, we can say that not a single safari in Kenya
cannot be considered complete without the Masai Mara.
Kilimanjaro is the same symbol of Africa as Victoria Falls or the Cape of Good Hope, and, despite the fact that the mountain itself is located in Tanzania, the best and most picturesque view of it opens from the Amboseli National Reserve (Kenya). That is why even many Tanzanian travel sites and offline travel guides do not hesitate to illustrate articles about Kilimanjaro with photographs taken in Amboseli.
Elephants and Kilimanjaro, giraffes and Kilimanjaro, Masai and Kilimanjaro, African acacias and Kilimanjaro ... If you want to add these stories to your portfolio, then you are in.
The park is good in itself, there are all the big five, but it is Kilimanjaro that makes it special and unique.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Tanzania
The highest concentration of wild animals in the world in their natural habitat. This argument immediately gives a head start and increases attractiveness. protected area Ngorongoro. The animals here are separated from the rest of the world by the high slopes of the ancient volcano's crater. As one client said, "Where are they going in the submarine" :)
Ngorongoro boasts the Big Five, and its relatively small size and enclosed space make safaris one of the most exciting in Africa.
Volcanoes National Park. Rwanda
One of the three most large waterfalls peace and that says it all.
The second largest continent on planet Earth is continent Africa. The first in size is the continent of Eurasia. There is also a part of the world, which is also called Africa. This article will consider Africa as the mainland of the planet.
In terms of its area, the size of Africa is 29.2 million km2 (with islands - 30.3 million km2), which is about 20% of the entire land surface of the planet. The continent of Africa is washed by the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast, the western coast is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, in the south and east the continent is washed by the Indian Ocean, and the northeast coast is washed by the Red Sea. There are 62 states on the territory of Africa, of which 54 are independent states, and the population of the entire continent is about 1 billion people. By clicking on the link, you can see the full list of African countries in the table.
The size of Africa from north to south is 8000 kilometers, and when viewed from east to west, it is approximately 7,500 kilometers.
Extreme points on mainland Africa:
1) The most eastern point of the mainland is Cape Ras Khafun, which is located on the territory of the state of Somalia.
2) The northernmost point of this continent is Cape Blanco, which is located in the Tunisian Republic.
3) The westernmost point of the continent is Cape Almadi, which is located on the territory of the Republic of Senegal.
4) And, finally, the southernmost point of the continent of Africa is Cape Agulhas, which is located on the territory of the Republic of South Africa (South Africa).
Relief of africa
Most of the mainland is plain. The following landforms prevail: highlands, plateaus, stepped plains and plateaus. Conventionally, the mainland is divided into High Africa (where the heights of the mainland reach a size of over 1000 meters - the southeast of the mainland) and Low Africa (where heights reach a size mainly less than 1000 meters - the north-western part).
The highest point on the mainland is Kilimanjaro Volcano, which reaches a height of 5895 meters above sea level. Also in the south of the mainland there are the Drakensberg and Cape Mountains, in the east of Africa there is the Ethiopian Highlands, and to the south of it is the East African Plateau, in the northwest of the continent are the Atlas Mountains.
In the north of the mainland is the most large desert on the planet - Sahara, in the south is the Kalahari Desert, and in the southwest of the mainland there is the Namib Desert.
At the same time, the lowest point of the mainland is the bottom of the Assal salt lake, the depth of which reaches 157 meters below sea level.
Climate of Africa
The climate of Africa can be put in first place among all continents for warmth. This is the hottest continent, since it is completely located in the hot climatic zones of planet Earth and is crossed by the equator line.
Central Africa is located in the equatorial belt. This belt is characterized by large precipitation and there is no change of seasons at all. To the south and north of the equatorial belt there are subequatorial belts, which are characterized by a rainy season in summer and a dry season in winter with high air temperatures. If we follow further south and north after the subequatorial belts, then the northern and southern tropical belts follow, respectively. Such belts are characterized by low precipitation at rather high air temperatures, which leads to the formation of deserts.
Inland waters of Africa
The internal waters of Africa are uneven in structure, but at the same time vast and long. On the mainland, the longest river is the Nile River (the length of its system reaches 6,852 km), and the Congo River is considered the deepest river (the length of its system reaches 4,374 km), which is famous for being the only one that crosses the equator of all rivers twice.
There are also lakes on the mainland. The most big lake Lake Victoria is considered. The area of \u200b\u200bthis lake is 68 thousand km2. The greatest depth in this lake reaches 80 m. The lake itself is the second largest freshwater lake on the planet Earth.
30% of the landmass of the continent of Africa is deserts, in which reservoirs can be temporary, that is, at times completely dry up. But at the same time, usually in such desert regions, underground waters can be observed, which are located in artesian basins.
Flora and fauna of Africa
Mainland Africa is famous for its diversity as floraand animal. The continent is home to humid tropical forests, which are replaced by woodlands and savannas. Mixed forests can also be found in the subtropical zone.
The most common plants in the forests of Africa are palm trees, ceiba, sundew and many others. But in the savannas, you can most often find thorny shrubs and small trees. The desert is distinguished by a small variety of plants growing in it. Most often these are grasses, shrubs or trees in oases. Many areas of the desert have no vegetation at all. A special plant in the desert is the amazing Velvichia plant, which can live for more than 1000 years, it releases 2 leaves that grow throughout the life of the plant and can reach a length of 3 meters.
Diverse in Africa and animal world... In the savannah areas, grass grows very quickly and well, which attracts many herbivorous animals (rodents, hares, gazelles, zebras, etc.), and, accordingly, predators that feed on herbivorous animals (leopards, lions, etc.).
The desert at first glance may seem uninhabited, but in fact there are many reptiles, insects, birds that hunt mostly at night.
Africa is famous for such animals as elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, a wide variety of monkeys, zebras, leopards, sand cats, gazelles, crocodiles, parrots, antelopes, rhinos and much more. This continent is amazing and unique in its own way.
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