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North East Africa is the northeastern portion of the African continent. Its border are not clearly defined, but it normally includes Egypt, Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and sometimes Kenya, Libya, or Chad. The region is dominated by the Nile River system, and has long had significant contact with the Middle East and Europe over the Red Sea and the Mediterranean respectively. World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... There is also Nile, a death metal band from South Carolina, USA. The Nile in Egypt Length 6 695 km Elevation of the source 1 134 m Average discharge 2 830 m³/s Area watershed 3 400 000 km² Origin Africa Mouth the Mediterranean Basin countries Uganda - Sudan - Egypt The... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... World map showing location of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Conshelf II in the Red Sea (Sudan) Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea (Arabic Ø§ÙØ¨ØØ± Ø§ÙØ£ØÙ ر Baḥr al-Aḥmar, al-Baḥru l-âAḥmar; Hebrew ×× ×¡××£ Yam Suf; Tigrigna ááá á£á᪠QeyH baHri) is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...
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Central Africa consists of Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
Africa is surrounded by oceans and seas: the Atlantic Ocean on the west, the Indian Ocean on the east, the Red Sea on the northeast, and the Mediterranean Sea on the north.
The major basins of Africa are El Djouf, now occupied by the Niger River Basin in West Africa; the Chad Basin, surrounding Lake Chad in west central Africa; the Sudan (or Nile River) Basin in northeastAfrica; the Congo River Basin of Central Africa; and the Kalahari (or Okavango) Basin of southern Africa.
Africa generally consists of a series of flat and gently undulating plateaus occurring at different levels, broken by a few mountainous areas and by the rift valleys of East Africa.
Africa is the most tropical of the continents: Only its northern and southern extremes are directly influenced by mid-latitude westerly winds and are considered to have temperate climates.
Africa’s animal life is under pressure, facing threats that include habitat loss from forest clearance, agriculture, and herding; hunting for food and profit; pollution from agricultural and industrial sources; and disturbance by tourists.