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The Fra Mauro map of 1459 shows a more detailed picture of Africa as a continent, including the Cape of Diab at its southernmost point, reflecting an expedition of 1420. Sebastian Münster 's Cosmographia (1545) labels the Cape of Good Hope , reached by Bartolomeu Dias in 1488, as caput bonae spei .
Africa is a continent comprising 63 political territories, representing the largest of the great southward projections from the main mass of Earth's surface. [1] Within its regular outline, it comprises an area of 30,368,609 km 2 (11,725,385 sq mi), excluding adjacent islands. Its highest mountain is Kilimanjaro; its largest lake is Lake Victoria.
Portal: Africa/Countries. 2 languages. Soomaaliga; ... Location of Africa on the world map Satellite map of Africa Map. Subregions of Africa ...
[3] [4] The investment approach was first developed by global, independent financial analytics provider and investment consultant, RisCura: The Maghreb region Otherwise known as the western portion of Northern Africa, these countries form the Arab Maghreb Union, [5] established in 1989. The region was established with the goal of functioning as ...
Geography of Africa by country (70 C) ... Maps of Africa (3 C, 1 P) Mines in Africa (1 C) ... Ports and harbours in Africa (3 C, 16 P)
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [9] With nearly 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population.
Maps of Africa by country (3 C) Mines in Africa by country (37 C) ... Geography of West Africa by country (17 C) A. Geography of Algeria (22 C, 26 P)
Maps are also available as part of the Wikimedia Atlas of the World project in the Atlas of Africa. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.