Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous
continent, with about 30 million km² and over 1.4 billion inhabitants. It is the
only continent to span all four hemispheres (Northern, Southern, Eastern and
Western). Africa is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the
Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea. The continent is divided into five
geographic regions: Northern Africa, Western Africa, Central Africa, Eastern
Africa and Southern Africa.
Elephants in Amboseli National Park, Kenya,
with the Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 metres) in the background. Kilimanjaro is a
dormant volcano in Tanzania, near the
Kenya border. It is the highest mountain in Africa.
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Wildlife in Africa
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