African wonders of nature ...

in #travel7 years ago

The second largest and most populated (after Asia) continent of the world. Black Land, sometimes called the cradle of life. Unfortunately, also the poorest. However, Mother Nature rewards this with extraordinary landscapes and phenomena.

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1 Coral reef, Red Sea

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The reef on the bottom of the Red Sea stretches for 2000 km along the shores of Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea. It is home to 1,100 species of fish, of which 10% live exclusively here.

#2 Kilimandżaro

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The highest mountain of Africa (5895 m) with its snow-capped peak has long been the flagship of this continent. It has an extensive layout of plant floors - from the steppes, through rare dry forests, evergreen mountain forests, shrub vegetation, mountain meadows to everlasting snows.

#3 Sahara

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The largest desert in the world (not counting Antarctica) - Sahara is also one of the first things that appear in your mind when the name "Africa" ​​falls. It stretches from the Red Sea in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west and from the Mediterranean in the north to the Niger River in the south. Its territory encompasses Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan and Tunisia.

4 Great Migration

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The largest mass migration in nature, in which up to 3 million animals (mostly wildebeest antelopes) take part. They try to cross the Mara River in Kenya, often tripping each other and sinking. This is undoubtedly one of the most amazing, but also tragic phenomena in nature.

#5 Tsingy de Bemaraha

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Under this strange name, there are beautiful and quite unusual limestone formations in the shape of cones, located in Madagascar. There are also mangrove forests in the area.

6 Baobab Avenue

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Baobabs can be found in various places in Africa (the largest specimens are located in the south of the continent), but to see the famous Avenue, go to Madagascar. These unusual trees can have a circumference of up to 50 meters and can store up to 120,000 liters of water in the trunk.

7 Ngorongoro Crater

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This huge caldera is sometimes called the African Eden. The 19 km wide crater is home to over 30,000 animals, including elephants, lions, cheetahs, buffaloes, antelopes and rare black rhinos.

#8 Atol Aldabra

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It is the second (after Kiritimati) the largest atoll in the world with a length of 34 km and a width of 14.5 km. It consists of four islands, surrounding a shallow lagoon. Atol is uninhabited and is marked by virgin nature, especially untouched by human fauna, which includes several endemic species.

#9 Zuma Rock

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A gigantic monolith in the Niger state in Nigeria, called the "Gate to Abuja". It is elevated to 1125 m above sea level. and its outstandingness is 725 m.

10 Okavango Delta

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It is the world's largest inland delta. In the Okavango Delta live innumerable quantities of birds and numerous other animals, using abundant water resources and - as a result - lush vegetation.