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Africa is the third largest continent Relief Large plateaus are found throughout Africa. Darfur Plateau SOUTH AFRICAN PLATEAU Several deserts are found on these plateaus. KALAHARI DESERT SAHARA DESERT Several mountain ranges are also found on the plateaus. Mount Kenya 5,199 m Kilimanjaro 5,895 m Some depressions are found between the central plateaus. Congo Basin Niger Basin There are not many islands oﬀ the coast of Africa. The largest is… Madagasca r

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Page 1: Africa is the third largest continent Relief Large plateaus are found throughout Africa. Darfur Plateau SOUTH AFRICAN PLATEAU Several deserts are found

Africa is the third largest continent

ReliefLarge plateaus are found

throughout Africa.

Darfur Plateau

SOUTH AFRICAN PLATEAU

Several deserts are found on these plateaus.

KALAHARI DESERT

SAHARA DESERT

Several mountain ranges are also found on the plateaus.

Mount Kenya 5,199 m

Kilimanjaro 5,895 m

Some depressions are found between the central plateaus.

Congo Basin

Niger Basin

There are not many islands off the coast of Africa. The largest

is…

Madagascar

Page 2: Africa is the third largest continent Relief Large plateaus are found throughout Africa. Darfur Plateau SOUTH AFRICAN PLATEAU Several deserts are found

Rivers and lakes

Many African rivers are long with large flows.

River Nile

River Congo

The River Congo has the largest flow in Africa and the second largest in the world. The River Nile is the longest river in the

world.

Africa has some very large lakes.

Lake Turkana

Lake Victoria

Lake Tanganika

Page 3: Africa is the third largest continent Relief Large plateaus are found throughout Africa. Darfur Plateau SOUTH AFRICAN PLATEAU Several deserts are found

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