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The Ethiopian Highlands (also called the Abyssinian Highlands) [1] [2] is a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia in Northeast Africa. It forms the largest continuous area of its elevation in the continent, with little of its surface falling below 1,500 m (4,900 ft), while the summits reach heights of up to 4,550 m (14,930 ft).
Between the valley of the Upper Nile and Ethiopia's border with Sudan and South Sudan is a region of elevated plateaus from which rise the various tablelands and mountains that constitute the Ethiopian Highlands. On nearly every side, the walls of the plateaus rise abruptly from the plains, constituting outer mountain chains. The highlands are ...
Sanetti Plateau in Ethiopia. Ethiopian wolf with Helichrysum citrispinum - both are endemic species. The Sanetti Plateau is a major plateau of the Ethiopian Highlands, in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. The plateau is the highest part of the Bale Mountains, and is located within Bale Mountains National Park. [1]
The Simien Mountains [2] [3] [4] (Amharic: ስሜን ተራራ or Səmen; also spelled Semain, Simeon and Semien), in northern Ethiopia, north east of Gondar in the Amhara Region, are part of the Ethiopian Highlands. They are a World Heritage Site and include the Simien Mountains National Park. The mountains consist of plateaus separated by ...
The Haud (also Hawd) (Somali: Hawd, Arabic: هَوْد), formerly known as the Hawd Reserve Area, is a plateau situated in the Horn of Africa consisting of thorn-bush and grasslands. [1] The region includes the northern part of the Somaliland as well as the northern and eastern parts of the Somali Region of Ethiopia.
Description Simien National Park: Amhara: 1978 9; vii, x (natural) Through millions of years, erosion has shaped the Ethiopian plateau into a landscape of jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys, and sharp precipices. The area is a biodiversity hotspot and home to threatened species including the Walia Ibex, gelada, and Ethiopian wolf.
Ethiopian Highlands (7 C, 69 P) Pages in category "Plateaus of Africa" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
List of highest mountain peaks of Africa, with data on the 47 highest mountains of Ethiopia This page was last edited on 6 August 2024, at 19:15 (UTC). Text is ...