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Africa

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Africa is a very diverse place. From the northern deserts (including the Sahara, the largest desert in the world), to the central west African rain forests. Perhaps the most well-known to many people are the great east African grasslands, which is home to some of the most spectacular remaining large mammal populations - including such animals as giraffe, elephant, zebra, hartebeest, wildebeest, black rhinoceros, etc.

Africa is the sole area in the Ethiopian biogeographic region.

 


africa map

Map modified from the Virtual Tourist 

 

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