Mary
Kingsley (1862-1900) The greatest of all women explorers.
Sir
Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890)
Dr.
David Livingstone
(1813-1873) Explored the interior
of Africa.
John
Speke (1827 - 1864)
Discovered Lake Victoria the
largest source of the Nile River.
Isabelle
Eberhardt
(1877-1904) was an explorer who
lived and traveled extensively in North Africa.
Africa is a land of enormous mountains, tropical rainforests,
grassy savannas, three large deserts, and the world's longest river.
Africa is home to three deserts:
The Sahara, in the north, is
the largest desert in the world.
The Kalahari,
in southern Africa, is a cold rocky desert.
The Namib, in southwest
Africa, is one of the hottest, driest places on earth,
The most mountainous region in Africa is on the eastern coast in the
Great Rift Valley stretching from Mozambique to Israel. Mount
Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain peak in Africa, is a volcano that
is no longer active. Kilimanjaro is located on the border of Kenya
and Tanzania near the equator, but is so high that its peak is always
covered with snow.
The Great
Rift Valley of East Africa is a 6,000-mile crack (fissure) in the
earth's crust, stretching from Jordan to Mozambique.
Many lakes have formed in the Great Rift Valley. Lake Victoria is the
largest lake in Africa and the second largest freshwater lake in the
world. Lake Victoria is a source of the Nile,
the world's longest river.
Rainforests in Africa today are limited to the Western coast and only
reach as far inland as eastern Zaire.
Congo Trek: A
Journey Through The Heart Of Central Africa
Follow acclaimed biologist and conservationist, Michael Fay, as he
journeys 1,200 miles through the Congo to chronicle life in the
African rainforest.
North and south of the rainforest are savannas, areas with tall
grasses and scattered trees and bushes. The savanna is home to large
grazing animals: elephants, lions, tigers, giraffes, and zebras.
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