Visit
the 146 natural wonders of Africa,
from the White Desert
in Egypt, to the Blue
Niles Falls in Ethiopia
and over to the Hogsback
in South Africa. There are many
canyons, lakes, valleys and
falls throught the African landscape
that are true natural wonders
of the earth.
White
Desert, Egypt [1]
A main geographic
attraction of Farafra is its
White Desert (known as Sahara
el Beyda, with the word sahara
meaning a desert).
Viewed from above, Africa's
reach is remarkable. The sands
of the Sahara Desert blanket
the north, interrupted only
by the blue seam of the Nile.
Rising in Africa's east, the
Great Rift Valley
scars the land. Western shores
are frayed by the haunted
shipwrecks of Skeleton
Coast; and to the
south, savannas host a safari
of animals.
Rainbow
in the Kalahari [2]
This was a
full rainbow seen in the Kalahari
desert. Don't usually get
to see a full rainbow here
in the city so it was worth
a snap.
Africa's
central axis, the Congo Basin,
is a network of swamps and emerald
forests.
New descriptions are
added regularly. Last addition 1/16/2010
South
Africa
Islands
• Kruger--Baobabwe,
Limpopo / Mpumalanga, South Africa
• Modjadji, South Africa
• Nysvley, Limpopo,
South Africa • Kruger--The
River Lines, Limpopo / Mpumalanga,
South Africa • Kruger--Mopane
Veld, Limpop / Mpumalanga, South
Africa • Kruger-- Southern
Hilly Country, Mpumalanga, South
Africa • Kadishi Tufa
Falls, Mpumalanga, South Africa
• Tswaing
Crater--Pretoria Salt Pan, Gauteng,
South Africa • Pilanesberg, Northwest
Province, South Africa •
Blyde
River Canyon, Kwazulu-Natal, South
Africa • Bourke's
Luck Potholes, Kwazulu-Natal,
South Africa
• Kosi
Bay, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
•
iSimangaliso (Greater St. Lucia)
Wetland Park, Kwazulu-Natal, South
Africa • Giants Castle,
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
• Oribi
Gorge, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa • Hluhluwe-Umfolozi,
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
• The
Drakensburg, Kwazulu-Natal, South
Africa • Mont-Aux-Sources,
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
• Golden Gate, Free State,
South Africa • The
Richtersveld, Northern Cape, South
Africa
• Augrabies
Falls, Northern Cape, South Africa • Namaqualand, Northern
Cape, South Africa •
Kgalagadi, Transfrontier Park,
South Africa / Botswana •
Witsand, Northern Cape, South
Africa • Sociable Weaver,
Northern Cape, South Africa
• Lowveld Fever Trees, South
Africa / Zimbabwe •
Baviaanskloof, Eastern Cape, South
Africa • Valley of
Desolation, Eastern Cape, South
Africa • The Compassberg,
Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Hogsback, Eastern Cape,
South Africa • Addo,
Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Hole in the Wall, Eastern
Cape, South Africa
• Cape
Point, Eastern Cape, South Africa • Cape Hangklip,
Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Cape Agulhas, Eastern
Cape, South Africa
• Table
Mountain, Western Cape, South
Africa • Cedarberg
Range, Western Cape, South Africa
• Langebaan Lagoon,
Western Cape, South Africa
• The Hex River, Western
Cape, South Africa •
The Swartberg, Western Cape, South
Africa • Gamkasloof--The
Hell, Western Cape, South Africa
• Cango
Caves, Western Cape, South Africa
•
Great Karoo, Western Cape, South
Africa • Plettenberg
Bay, Western Cape, South Africa
• Tsitsikamma Coast,
Western Cape, South Africa
• Erta Ale, Tigray, Ethiopia
• Lake Tana, Amahara,
Ethiopia • Blue Nile
Falls, Amhara, Ethiopia •
Lake Karum, Danakil, Ethiopia
Djibouti
• Lake Assal, Tadjoura,
Djibouti
Africa
is the world's second-largest and
second most-populous continent, after
Asia. At about 30.2 million km²
(11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent
islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's
total surface area and 20.4% of the
total land area. With a billion people
(as of 2009, see table) in 61 territories,
it accounts for about 14.8% of the
World's human population. The continent
is surrounded by the Mediterranean
Sea to the north, the Suez Canal and
the Red Sea to the northeast, the
Indian Ocean to the southeast, and
the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Not
counting the disputed territory of
Western Sahara, there are 53 countries,
including Madagascar and various island
groups, associated with the continent.[3]
• Lake Turkana, Rift
Valley, Kenya
• Lake Baringo, Rift Valley,
Kenya
• Lake Magadi, Rift Valley,
Kenya
• Thompson's Falls, Rift
Valley, Kenya
• Mount Elgon's Elephant
Caves, Rift Valley, Kenya /
Mbale, Uganda
• Lake Bogoria, Rift Valley,
Kenya / Tanzania
• Lava Tubes, Eastern
Province, Kenya
• Mara River Crossing,
Rift Valley, Kenya
• Virunga mountains,
Uganda / Rwanda / Congo
• Congo River, Katanga,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Mambilima Falls--Luapula
River, Zambia / Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Tanzania
Uganda
• Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro,
Tanzania • Ol Doinyo
Lengai, Arusha, Tanzania
• Lake Natron, Arusha, Tanzania
• Ngorongoro Crater,
Arusha, Tanzania •
Serengeti, Mara / Arusha / Shinyanga,
Tanzania • Usambara
Mountains, Tanga, Tanzania
• Murchison Falls,
Gulu / Masindi, Uganda
Zambia
Rwanda
• Luangwa Valley, Eastern
Province / Northern Province,
Zambia • Kafue Flats,
Southern province, Zambia
• Lake Kivu, Congo / Rwanda
Zimbabwe
Namibia
• Victoria Falls, Zambia
/ Zimbabwe • Bazaruto
Archipleago National park
• Mana Pools National Park,
Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
• Eastern Highlands, Manicaland,
Zimbabwe • Brachystegia
Woodlands, Manicaland / Midlands
Province / Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
• Save Valley, Manicaland,
Zimbabwe • Tamboharta
Pan, Manicaland / Masvingo, Zimbabwe
• Chilojo Cliffs, Masvingo,
Zimbabwe • Exfoliated
Domes, Matabeleland South / Bulawayo,
Zimbabwe • Balancing
Rocks, Matabeleland South / Bulawayo,
Zimbabwe • Matabo Hills,
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
