Africa is a continent on Earth. It is in the Eastern, Northern and Southern hemispheres. It is connected to Asia by the Sinai Peninsula.
To the west of Africa is the Atlantic Ocean. To the south is the Southern Ocean. To the east is the Indian Ocean. To the north is the Mediterranean Sea.
Regions[]
Regions of Africa include:
Sahara[]
Includes such nations as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Sudan.
West Africa[]
Includes such nations as Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria.
East Africa[]
Includes the nations of Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and the island of Madagascar.
Congo Basin[]
Southern Africa[]
Includes the nations of Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Angola and Mozambique.
Features[]
Deserts[]
Kalahari Desert
Mountains[]
Rivers[]
Congo River
Limpopo River
Lakes[]
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Malawi
Creatures[]
Typical fauna include:[]
Fantastic Beasts:[]
Werecats
Jinn
Mokele-mbembe
Individuals[]
Chinua Achebe (1930 – 2013)
Idi Amin (1925-2003)
Kofi Annan (1938-2018
Saint Augustine (354-430)
Stephen Biko (1946-1977)
Isak Dinesen (1885-1962)
Hannibal (247-182 BCE)
Iman (1955- )
Jomo Kenyatta (1897-1978)
Moamar Khadafy (1942-2011)
David Livingstone (1813-1873)
Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961)
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
Mansa Musa (1280-1337)
Kwame Nkrumah (1909 – 1972)
Julius Nyerere (1922-1999)
Allan Quatermain (1805- )
Sade (1959- )
Haile Selassie (1892-1975)
Sheena
Henry Stanley (1841-1904)
Tarzan (1888- )
Desmond Tutu (1931- )
Shaka Zulu (1787 – 1828)
External Links[]
Google Maps: Africa
Wikipedia: Africa