First Children Encyclopedia

Africa

About 8,000 km (5,000 miles).^19

The Suez Canal This canal is a man-made waterway that runs from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. It provides a short cut for ships travelling from Europe to Asia.

One of the world’s highest sand dunes?

Erg Tifernine in

The highest point in Africa?the Sahara is 400 m (1,300 ft) tall. The hottest place on Earth? Al ’Aziziyah, in Libya, has had temperatures of 58ºC (136.4ºF).

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is 5,895 m (19,341 ft) tall.

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Savanna wildlifeMuch of Africa is covered by a type of grassland called savanna. Huge herds of grazing animals live on the savanna, as well as lions, hyenas, and cheetahs.

Madagascar The island of Madagascar is home to tree-dwelling animals called lemurs. They have faces like cats but bodies like monkeys.

Mount Kilimanjaro 5,895 m (19,341 ft)

Masai herder

Hornbill

Lowland gorilla

Elephant

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Springbok

Dhow sailing boat

Bananas

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Chameleon

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Tea

Tin and copper mining

Victoria Falls

Ndeble house

Zimbabwe

Botswana

Lesotho

Swaziland

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Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Congo

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