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Plateaus of Africa by country (8 C) E. Ethiopian Highlands (7 C, 69 P) Pages in category "Plateaus of Africa" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 ...
Topography of Africa. There are many plateaus in Africa. The high southern and eastern plateaus, rarely falling below 600 m (2,000 ft), have a mean elevation of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft). The South African plateau, as far as about 12° S, is bounded east, west and south by bands of high ground which fall steeply to the coasts. On this account ...
During the past 20 million years, southern Africa has experienced further massive uplifting, especially in the east, with the result that most of the plateau lies above 1,000 m (3,300 ft) despite extensive erosion. The plateau is tilted such that it is highest in the east and slopes gently downward toward the west and south.
Plateaus of Cape Verde (1 C) Plateaus of the Central African Republic (1 P) E. Plateaus of Egypt (1 C, 3 P) G. Plateaus of Gabon (1 P) M. Plateaus of Malawi (4 P) N.
The East African Plateau is a large plateau in the eastern part of central Africa in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.Its elevation is mostly between 1000 and 1500 meters. It is subdivided into a number of zones running north and south and consisting in turn of mountain ranges, tablelands, and rift valleys.
The highest African plateau is the Ethiopian Highlands which cover the central part of Ethiopia. It forms the largest continuous area of its altitude in the continent, with little of its surface falling below 1,500 metres (4,921 ft), while the summits reach heights of up to 4,550 metres (14,928 ft).
The African plate, also known as the Nubian plate, is a major tectonic plate that includes much of the continent of Africa (except for its easternmost part) ...
The plateau is home to West Africa’s only population of klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus), as well as several endemic birds and mammals, including the Nigerian mole-rat (Cryptomys foxi), Fox's shaggy rat (Dasymys foxi), rock firefinch (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis), and Jos Plateau indigobird (Vidua maryae).