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Area: 11,730,000 sq mi (30,370,000 sq km). Population: ~ 1,500,000,000. Language groups: Afroasiatic languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Niger–Congo languages. Regions of Africa: Northern Africa, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa.
Physical Map of Africa displays relief, plateaus, rivers, intermittent streams, mountain peaks, plains, and other topographic features of Africa. Africa is a geographically diverse continent situated across the equator, characterized by large deserts, mountain ranges, and coastal plains.
Free political, physical and outline maps of Africa and individual country maps. Detailed geography information for teachers, students and travelers.
Africa has eight major physical regions: the Sahara, the Sahel, the Ethiopian Highlands, savannas, the Swahili Coast, rainforests, the African Great Lakes, and Southern Africa. Some of these regions cover large bands of the continent, such as the Sahara and the Sahel, while others are isolated areas, such as the Ethiopian Highlands and the ...
Map of Africa. From the Sahara Desert’s golden dunes to the lush savannahs of the Serengeti, and from the metropolises to the ancient trading hubs along the Nile, this map of Africa shows a land that is rich with history, culture, and natural wonders.
Africa, the second largest continent (after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. The continent is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and on the south by the mingling waters of the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Geographical Map of Africa, illustraing the main geographical features of the African continent, including mountains, rivers, desesrt and other geographic entities of Africa.
Africa can be divided into a number of geographic zones: The coastal plains—often fringed seawards by mangrove swamps—never stretching far from the coast, apart from the lower courses of streams. Recent alluvial flats are found chiefly in the delta of the more important rivers.
Africa is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Physical Map of Africa. The map above reveals the physical landscape of the African Continent. Important mountainous areas are the Ethiopian Highlands of eastern Africa, the Atlas Mountains along the northwestern coast, and the Drakensberg Range along the southeast African coastline.