Geography of Africa. Geographical description of Africa. Etymology of the names of physical and geographical objects of Africa Extreme points of Africa
Africa Objects of geographical nomenclature. 7th grade Authors and compilers: Team “Astyr” (Astyrov Secondary School), team “Researchers” (Secondary School 118), team “Seeker” (Siberian Secondary School), team “Positiff” (Sherbakul Secondary School 1), organizers of the project “Fascinating Toponymy”
List of objects of nomenclature Seas: Mediterranean, Red.MediterraneanRed Gulfs: Guinea, Aden.GuineaAden Straits: Gibraltar, Bab el-Mandeb, Mozambique, Suez Canal.GibraltarBab el-Mandeb MozambiqueSuez Canal Islands: Madagascar, Canary.MadagascarCanary Peninsula ditch: Somalia. Somalia Landforms: mountains: Atlas, Drakensberg, Cape; East African Plateau, Ethiopian Highlands; volcanoes: Kilimanjaro, Kenya.AtlasDraconic CapeEast African plateauEthiopian highlandsKilimanjaro Kenya Rivers: Nile, Congo, Niger, Zambezi, Victoria Falls, Orange, Limpopo, Senegal.NileCongo NigerZambezi Victoria FallsOrangeLimpopoSenegal Lakes: Victoria, Nyasa, Tanganyika, Chad. VictoriaNyasaTanganyika Chad
Red Sea Sea of the Indian Ocean, between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The name is associated with the color orientation of the peoples of the East, according to which the southern side was designated red. For ancient Assyria and Babylon, in the south was the entire western part of the Indian Ocean, which was called Rubrugi, i.e. "Red Sea". Content
Strait of Gibraltar Strait between the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula and northwestern part of Africa, connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The Phoenicians were known as the “pillars of Hercules.” In the 8th century The rock on the shore of the strait began to be called Gibraltar in Spanish - “Mount Tariq”, and in Russian - Gibraltar. The strait is named after her. Content
The Orange River in southern Africa flows into the Atlantic Ocean. He examined the river and put it on the map in 1777 - 1779. Scottish officer R. Gordon. He also assigned the name in honor of the Dutch Oran dynasty - “Oran River”, but the Dutch oranje also means “orange”. Therefore, when translating the name into Russian, a mistake was made. This name has taken root in Russia. Content
S. I. RUNKOV
NATURAL OBJECTS OF THE EARTH. AFRICA:
GEOGRAPHICAL NOMENCLATURE AND METHODOLOGICAL INSTRUCTIONS
Saransk 2010
AFRICA
CAPES
NEEDLE
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RAS HAFUN
Hafun, a cape on the Somali Peninsula, the easternmost point of the African continent (10°26" north latitude and 51°23" east longitude).
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BAYS AND COVES
SIDRA (GREAT SIRT)
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GABES
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Gabes is a bay of the Mediterranean Sea off the northern coast of Africa, in ancient times called Little Sirte. It washes the territory of Tunisia. It extends over more than 100 km and has a depth of about 50 m. In the southern part of the entrance to the bay is the island of Djerba, and in the northern part is the island of Kerkennah
TUNISIAN
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GUINEA
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The Gulf of Guinea is a gulf of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Equatorial Africa. It juts out into the land between the capes of Palmas in the northwest (Liberia) and Palmeirinhas (Angola) in the southeast. The Gulf of Guinea is composed of the Gulf of Benin (in the north) and the Gulf of Biafra (in the east).
BENIN
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BIAFRA
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ADENSKY
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The Gulf of Aden is part of the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean. Length 890 km. North Shore The Gulf makes up the Arabian Peninsula (the state of Yemen). The southern and western shores of the bay make up the African continent (the states of Somalia and Djibouti). In the west, the Gulf of Tadjoura is distinguished; in the southeast, the bay is separated from the rest of the Indian Ocean by the Socotra Islands (Yemen). The bay is connected to the Red Sea by the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
STRAITS
GIBRALTAR
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BAB EL-MANDEB
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MOZAMBICAN
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OCEAN CURRENTS
CANARY
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BENGUELA
MOZAMBIQUE
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Ascension Island - volcanic island, located in the Atlantic Ocean 1600 km west of the African coast. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, from which it is located 1287 kilometers to the northwest. CANARY
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CAPE GREEN
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MADEIRA
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NE. ELENA
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COMOROS
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SEYCHELLES
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MASCHARENE
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Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, located in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa, separated from it by the Mozambique Strait. The area of the island is 590 thousand square meters. km. Length - about 1600 km, width - over 600 km. The island is home to the Republic of Madagascar.
SOCOTRA
Socotra is a small archipelago of six islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, about 350 km south of the Arabian Peninsula.
GULF OF GUINEA
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PENINSULA
SOMALIA
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RIVERS
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ATBARA
Atbara (Arabic: Bahr el-Asuad) is a river in Africa (in Sudan and Ethiopia), a right tributary of the Nile (flowing into the Nile River near the city of Atbara in Sudan). The source is located near Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It flows mainly along the Sudanese Plateau.
BLUE NILE
The Blue Nile is much shorter than the White Nile, but it plays a much larger role in the formation of the Nile regime below Khartoum. The Blue Nile originates from the Abyssinian Highlands, flowing from Lake Tana.
WHITE NILE
Below Sobat, the river receives the name White Nile (Bahr el-Abyad), leaves behind an area of swamps, and then flows calmly in a wide valley through a semi-desert area to Khartoum, where it merges with the Blue Nile. From here to the Mediterranean Sea the river is called the Nile (El-Bahr). The distance from Khartoum to the Nimule Gorge is approximately 1800 km; to Lake Victoria - about 3700 km.
KAGERA
Kagera - river in East Africa, flows through the territory of Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, as well as partially along the borders between them. It is the longest tributary of the Nile. It is formed at the confluence of the Nyavarongo and Ruvuvu rivers near Lake Rweru, from where its length to the mouth is 420 km; If we count from the source of the Rukarara River, which is located in Burundi near the northern edge of Lake Tanganyika and is the point of the Kagera river system farthest from the mouth, then its length is about 800 km.
CONGO
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LUAPULA
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LOVOIS
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LUKUGA
WITH CROWBARS
Lomami is a river in Africa, on the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a left tributary of the Congo. Length 1450 km, basin area about 110,000 sq. km. The river originates on the Katanga plateau and flows north, forming numerous waterfalls and rapids.
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Ubangi, a river in Central Africa, the largest right tributary of the river. Congo (Zaire); flows along the borders of the Republic of Zaire with the Central African Republic and People's Republic Congo. Formed by the confluence of the river. Knotle and Mbomou. The length from the source of the Uzle is about 2300 km (according to other data, about 2500 km), the basin area is 772.8 thousand square meters. km.
QUANGO
Quangor River in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Kwango River is a left tributary of the Kassai River. Its length is 1,100 kilometers. The sources are in the highlands of central Angola, the river flows mainly to the north. In its middle course, the Kwango forms the state border between Angola and the Congo, overcomes the Shute-Tembo waterfall, then flows through the territory of the Congo and below the city of Bandundu flows into the Kasai.
KASAI
Kasai, river in the Center. Africa, the largest left tributary of the river. Congo, the flow is 20% of the Congo flow. Length 2153 km, basin area 880.2 thousand square meters. km. It originates on the Lunda plateau and descends from its northern slope, forming picturesque rapids and waterfalls; divides Angola and Congo. The main tributaries on the right are Lulua, Sankuru, Fimi-Lukeni, on the left - Kwango.
RUFIJI
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RUVUMA
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ZAMBEZI
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QUANDO
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ORANGE
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Shari, a river in Central Africa (CAI, Republic of Chad and along the latter’s border with Cameroon). Formed by the confluence of the river. Uam and Gribings; flows into the lake Chad. The length, according to various sources, is 1400-1500 km (from the source of the Uam River), the basin area is about 700 thousand square meters. km.
NIGER
Niger is the most important river in West Africa. Length 4,180 km, basin area 2,118 thousand square meters. km, the third according to these parameters in Africa after the Nile and Congo. The source is in Guinea, then the river flows through Mali, Niger, along the Benin border, then flows through Nigeria and flows into the Gulf of Guinea. The main tributaries of the Niger: Milo, Bani (right); Sokoto, Kaduna and Benue (left).
BENOUE
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The Senegal is a river in West Africa and forms a natural border between the states of Senegal and Mauritania. The length of the river is about 1970 km. The area of the river basin is 419,575 square meters. km. Main tributaries: Falem, Karakoro and Gorgol.
GAMBIA
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LAKES
VICTORIA
Victoria is a lake in East Africa, in the territory of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. Located in the tectonic trough of the East African Platform, at an altitude of 1134 m. Area 68,870 thousand square meters. km, length 320 km, maximum width 275 km. Flows high-water river Kagera, flows out of the Victoria Nile River. North coast The lake crosses the equator.
RUDOLF
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RUKVA
Rukwa, an endorheic shallow salt lake in East Africa, in the southwest. Tanzania. It lies in a tectonic depression at an altitude of 792m.
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NYASA
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BANGWUEULU
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CHAD
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ASSAL
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VICTORIA
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MURCHISON
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Atlas Mountains, mountain system all in. Africa; to the west. parts of Morocco - three parallel. chains: middle (High Atlas or Idrar-in-Deren with the peak of Jebel Ayashi. 4500 m, southern Anti-A. and northern Er-Rif; in Algeria and Tunisia two chains: in the north of Mal. Atlas or Tell , on the south of the Great Atlas (2300m.), between them is the Shotto plateau (1100m.).
SUGAR ATLAS
Saharan Atlas, a system of mountain ranges and massifs in the south of the Atlas mountain country within Algeria. Height 1200-1500 m, individual peaks over 2000 m (Aisa mountain up to 2336 m).
ANTIATLAS
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MITUMBA, MOUNTAINS
Mitumba, mountain range to the center. part of the East African Plateau, in the southeast. and V. Congo (formerly Zaire). It is composed of young volcanic and ancient crystalline rocks. Length from N to S approx. 400 km, altitude up to 3305 m. Flat tops predominate at several levels. North Part of the ridge extends along the tectonic depression occupied by lakes Edward, Kivu and Tanganyika.
DRAGON MOUNTAINS
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CAPE MOUNTAINS
Cape Mountains, mountains in southern Africa, in South Africa, between Port Elizabeth in the east and the mouth of the river. Olifants in the west. Length about 800 km. Consist of several parallel ridges. The average height is 1500m, the highest is 2326m.
RAS DASHAN, MOUNTAIN
Ras Dashan, most high peak in the Semien Mountains in the Ethiopian Highlands. Height 4620m.
KENYA
Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second highest mountain in Africa (after Kilimanjaro). The most high peaks are Batianm), Nelionm) and Point Lenanam). The mountain is located in the central part of the country slightly south of the equator, 150 km north-northeast of Nairobi.
KILIMANJARO, VOLCANO
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DARFUR, PLATEAU
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High plateaus are the general name for intermountain semi-desert plateaus in the Atlas. Height m in the west, 700-800m in the east. Located between the Tel Atlas ridges in the north and the Saharan Atlas in the south.
BATTLES
BODEL
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KALAHARI
Kalahari, a depression in the central part of South Africa, coinciding with the syneclise of the same name on the African Plate. Located in Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Southern Rhodesia and South Africa. Area about 630 thousand square meters. km.
DESERT
ARABIA
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Arabian desert, north-east. part of the Sahara (Egypt) between the Nile Valley and the ridge. Etbay, stretching along the Red Sea. To the south (at 22° N) it becomes the Nubian Desert. The plateau descends from east to west towards the Nile valley from 1000 to 200 m, and is intensively dissected by valleys with dry riverbeds (wadis).
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Nubian Desert, in Africa, for the most part on the territory of Sudan, between the river. Nile and the Red Sea, from which it is separated by the Etbai ridge.
LIBYAN
Libyan Desert, a desert in Africa, in the northeast of the Sahara, west of the river. Nile, within eastern Libya, western Arab Republic of Egypt and northern Sudan. Area about 2 million square meters. km.
Continent Africa is the second largest on the planet after Eurasia. It occupies more than twenty percent of the total landmass and is located almost entirely in the southern hemisphere.
The continent is washed by several oceans: the Atlantic and Indian. The territory is divided among fifty-five countries.
African countries and their capitals
African countries are usually divided into five groups. The list looks like this:
In terms of economic indicators, the most developed and wealthy is South Africa, located in the south of the mainland. At the same time, residents of many states, in particular the central part of the continent, are below the poverty line, in particular the Central African Republic, DRC, Burundi - the poorest countries in Africa.
The largest state in terms of territory is Algeria, and the smallest is Mayotte. The most populous is Nigeria, and the lowest population on the islands is the Seychelles.
African states gained their sovereignty in the mid-twentieth century. Most modern names appeared at the same time.
For example, until 1985, Côte d'Ivoire was called the Ivory Coast, and until 1977 Djibouti had the official status and name as the French Territory of the Afars and Issa. Similar changes affected almost half of the mainland's territorial units.
Characteristics of Africa
The area is twenty-nine million square meters. km. The distribution from the north downwards is eight thousand kilometers, and from the west to the left - seven and a half.
Physical map of Africa (click to enlarge)
There are several options for the origin of the name. The most common ones are:
- Afri - people who lived near Carthage; later the Romans began to call this the entire region, and then the continent Africa.
- From the Latin aprica - sunny.
- From the Greek afrkn - without cold.
Note: Africa is considered to be the ancestral home of Homo sapiens; it is there that the remains of the most ancient ancestors, in particular hominids and Sahelanthropus, were discovered.
The continent has long attracted Europeans, as the history of discovery has shown; active study began in the fifteenth century, when Vasco da Gama circumnavigated Africa on his way to India.
From the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries, the continent was divided among the great powers:
- the north is part of the Ottoman Empire;
- south - Spain, Portugal and other colonialists.
After World War II, the map changed as the wave of independence began. Today there are several territories on the African mainland under European control, in particular Canary Islands, Madeira, Chagos Archipelago.
Extreme points of Africa
The following image tells well which point is the northernmost, the southernmost, which is the easternmost, and where the westernmost is located:
Population
More than one billion people live on the mainland today. Along with this, the greatest increase in numbers and life expectancy is observed. Demographic estimates predict that the population will double over the next thirty years.
There are two main races in Africa:
- Negroid - in the center;
- Caucasoid - mainly in the north and in the Republic of South Africa.
The most common nationality are Arabs. Population density is low compared to Europe and Asia. Today, interethnic conflicts continue.
It is worth noting: The level of urbanization in the countries is low, but its rate is the highest in the world.
As for religion, the leading world ones are mainly widespread, but all other religious movements are also represented. Traditional beliefs are still common in the central part.
Climate zones
Africa is considered the warmest continent, and the warmest place is located here - Dallol. The entire territory is distributed in warm climate zones.
The main ones and their characteristics:
- Equatorial - heavy rains and virtually no change of seasons, here it is constant summer.
- Subequatorial - two main seasons, rainy summer, winter characterized by dry trade winds.
- Tropical - almost no precipitation, deserts are common.
Minerals
Africa is rich in minerals, which have a high price.
In particular, the main ones include:
- gold;
- oil.
The northern coast is also rich in manganese, iron ores and phosphorites.
Flora and fauna
The organic world of Africa is characterized by exceptional diversity.
In tropical areas there are a variety of large animals, in particular rhinoceroses, elephants, lions, zebras, monkeys and others.
The continent is also home to large birds, such as flamingos and ibises.
The north is predominantly inhabited by lizards and snakes that have adapted to the Saharan climate. The hallmark of the south of the mainland is the “big five”: buffalo, lion, leopard, elephant and rhinoceros.
The climatic conditions of northern Africa have contributed to the adaptation of many plant species. In the south there are over two and a half thousand flowering plants - this is almost ten percent of the world's wealth.
Geographical objects
Atlas Mountains
The main objects of African geography include:
- Atlas Mountains;
- Congo (lowest point) and Nile basins;
- Rift Valley;
- Ethiopian and Ahaggar highlands;
- deserts - Kalahari, Namib and Sahara.
In addition to the oceans, the continent is washed by one sea - the Red and Suez Canal.
Rivers and seas
One of the longest rivers in the world is located in Africa.
The length of the Nile is almost seven thousand kilometers.
Among others large rivers relate:
- Niger;
- Congo;
- Zambezi, Limpopo and Orange.
Africa is also rich in large lakes: Victoria, Nyasa, Tanganyika and Chad. The latter is the largest salty body of water located inland.
Plains
Plains in Africa are represented by plateaus (East African) and basins (Chad, Congo, Kalahari).
The plateaus are high plains, along with them the pits are low.
Mountains of Africa
Mostly Africa is a continent on plains, it has enough mountains:
- Atalas - in the north;
- Ahagar and Tibeste - in the Sahara Desert;
- Ethiopian Highlands - in the east;
- Capsian and Draconian - in the south.
Highest point- Kilimanjaro volcano, its height is five thousand nine hundred meters.
In conclusion, I would like to focus on the concepts of “mainland” and “continent”. There are only six continents on Earth, all of them are well known. But there are only four continents.
"Continent" means "continuous" in Latin. Since Eurasia and Africa are connected together by the Suez Canal, they are not separated from each other, therefore they are not separate continents.
Africa is a unique continent that combines the diversity of flora and fauna. Most of the states are at the stage of economically developing countries, partly due to the long colonization of the region.
The second largest continent on planet Earth is the continent of Africa. The first in size is the continent of Eurasia. There is another part of the world that is also called Africa. This article will look at Africa as the continent of the planet.
In terms of area, Africa is 29.2 million km2 (with islands - 30.3 million km2), which is about 20% of the planet's total land surface. The continent of Africa is washed Mediterranean Sea on the north coast, West Coast It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, in the south and east the continent is washed by the Indian Ocean, and the northeastern coast is washed by the Red Sea. There are 62 states in Africa, of which 54 independent states, and the population of the entire continent is about 1 billion people. By following the link you can see full list African countries in the table.
The size of Africa from north to south is 8,000 kilometers, and when viewed from east to west, it is approximately 7,500 kilometers.
Extreme points on mainland Africa:
1) The easternmost point of the mainland is Cape Ras Hafun, which is located on the territory of the state of Somalia.
2) The most northern point This continent is Cape Blanco, which is located in the Tunisian Republic.
3) The westernmost point of the continent is Cape Almadi, which is located on the territory of the Republic of Senegal.
4) And finally, the most southern point mainland Africa is Cape Agulhas, which is located on the territory of the Republic of South Africa (RSA).
Relief of Africa
Most of the continent is made up of plains. The following landforms predominate: highlands, plateaus, stepped plains and plateaus. The continent is conventionally divided into High Africa (where the heights of the continent reach a size of over 1000 meters - the southeast of the continent) and Low Africa (where the heights reach a size mainly less than 1000 meters - the northwestern part).
The highest point of the mainland is Mount Kilimanjaro, which reaches a height of 5895 meters above sea level. Also in the south of the continent there are the Drakensberg and Cape Mountains, in the east of Africa there is the Ethiopian Highlands, and to the south of it there is the East African Plateau, in the northwest of the continent there are the Atlas Mountains.
In the north of the continent there is the largest desert on the planet - the Sahara, in the south there is the Kalahari Desert, and in the southwest of the continent there is the Namib Desert.
At the same time, the lowest point of the mainland is the bottom of the salt lake Assal, the depth of which reaches 157 meters below sea level.
African climate
The climate of Africa can be ranked first among all continents in terms of warmth. This is the hottest continent, since it is completely located in the hot climatic zones of planet Earth and is intersected by the equator line.
Central Africa is located in the equatorial belt. This belt is characterized by high precipitation and a complete absence of seasons. To the south and north of the equatorial belt there are subequatorial belts, which are characterized by a rainy season in summer and a dry season in winter. high temperatures air. If you follow further to the south and north after the subequatorial belts, then the northern and southern tropical zones follow, respectively. Such belts are characterized by low precipitation at fairly high air temperatures, which leads to the formation of deserts.
African inland waters
The inland waters of Africa are uneven in structure, but at the same time vast and extended. On the mainland the most long river- this is the Nile River (the length of its system reaches 6852 km), and the deepest river is the Congo River (the length of its system reaches 4374 km), which is famous for being the only river that crosses the equator twice.
There are also lakes on the mainland. The most big lake Lake Victoria is considered. The area of this lake is 68 thousand km2. The greatest depth in this lake reaches 80 m. The lake itself is the second largest freshwater lake on planet Earth in terms of area.
30% of the landmass of continent Africa is deserts, in which bodies of water can be temporary, that is, at times they dry up completely. But at the same time, usually in such desert regions groundwater can be observed, which is located in artesian basins.
Flora and fauna of Africa
The continent of Africa is famous for its diversity as flora, and the animal. Wet ones grow on the continent rainforests, which give way to open forests and savannas. In the subtropical zone you can also find mixed forests.
The most common plants in the forests of Africa are palms, ceiba, sundew and many others. But in savannas you can most often find thorny bushes and small trees. The desert is characterized by a small variety of plants growing in it. Most often these are herbs, shrubs or trees in oases. Many desert areas have no vegetation at all. A special plant in the desert is considered to be the Velvichia amazing plant, which can live for more than 1000 years, it produces 2 leaves that grow throughout the life of the plant and can reach a length of 3 meters.
Diverse in Africa and animal world. In areas of the savannah, grass grows very quickly and well, which attracts many herbivorous animals (rodents, hares, gazelles, zebras, etc.), and, accordingly, predators that feed on herbivorous animals (leopards, lions, etc.).
The desert may seem uninhabited at first glance, but in fact there live many reptiles, insects, and birds that hunt mainly at night.
Africa is famous for such animals as the elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, a wide variety of monkeys, zebras, leopards, sand cats, gazelles, crocodiles, parrots, antelopes, rhinoceroses and much more. This continent is amazing and unique in its own way.
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The people who lived not far from ancient Carthage were called “Afri” by the inhabitants of the city. From Phoenician the word afar means “dust”, and it is to this language that this name is attributed. When the Romans conquered Carthage, they named the province Africa. Later, regions that were known on this continent began to be called this way. And then the entire continent.
Another version says that the word has roots in the Berber word ifri, i.e. cave. This meant cave dwellers, the Afri people. Also, the Muslim province called “Ifriqiya”, which later arose in this place, also had the same root in its name.
I. Efremov, a famous writer and scientist, believed that the word “Africa” has roots in ancient language Ta-Kem (“Afros” - foamy country, Egypt). This is due to the fact that when approaching the mainland in the Mediterranean Sea, several currents collide.
Etymology of the names of physical and geographical objects of Africa
Gulf of Aden. Indian Ocean Gulf. It got its name from the city of Aden in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. According to one version, the toponym is based on an Arabic root meaning “settled life.” According to another interpretation, the name was formed by a term from the ancient Semitic-Hamitic languages edinu - plain, steppe, which clearly reflects natural features.
Azores. Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Belongs to Portugal. The Portuguese named Ilhas dos Azores - “islands of hawks” for the abundance of these birds off the coast and in the archipelago.
Amirant Islands. Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Discovered by Admiral Vasco's expedition to Gama and named after him llhas de Almitante - "admiral's islands".
Augrabis.Waterfall on the river Orange. The name comes from the Hottentot aukrebis - "big noise".
Ahaggar.Mountain range in Central Sahara. The name comes from the name of the Tuareg tribe Kel-Ahaggar. The ethnonym is apparently based on the Arabic term “akhgar” - cave, i.e. "ahaggar" - "dwellers of caves", "spirits of caves".
Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Separates Africa and the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula. The name comes from the Arabic words “bab” - gate, “mandib” - tears, i.e. means "gate of tears". The toponym-metaphor reflects the difficult navigation conditions in the strait.
White Nile.The name of the middle course of the Nile before the confluence of the Blue River. The Arabic name for the Bahr el-Abyad river is “white river”. According to experts, the definition of "white" refers either to the cloudy color of the water or corresponds to an unknown color orientation.
Benguela Current. Cold current in the Atlantic Ocean. The name is given from the city of Benguela in Angola: in one of the Bantu languages, benguela means “land of reeds.”
Benue.Left tributary of the river Niger. The name comes from the Batta language, where be - “water”, nue - “mother”, i.e. means"mother of waters"
Bioko.Island in the Gulf of Guinea. The Portuguese, having discovered Bioko, called it Formosa - "Beautiful" for the abundance of lush vegetation and the presence fresh water. Later, the island was called Fernando Po in honor of the Portuguese discoverer, and in the 70s of the 20th century - Macias Nguema Biogo in honor of the president Equatorial Guinea. Bioko is a modified name, so it is difficult to call the true meaning.
Vaal. River, right tributary of the river. Orange, The name was given by the Dutch Boer colonists for the color of the water: vaal - “muddy”, “gray”. The toponym is part of the name of one of the provinces of South Africa - Transvaal - “beyond the Vaal”.
Wadi, wadi. The general name for the channels of temporary watercourses in North Africa, filled with water only during the rainy season. The Arabic geographical term "wadi", "wedd" - dry riverbed, valley.
Veld.The name of the arid plateaus in southern Africa. In Dutch and Afrikaans (the language of the Afrikaners), veld is a folk geographical term meaning "field".
Victoria.A lake in East Africa, the largest on the mainland. Unlike Victoria Falls, named by D. Livingston in honor of the Queen of Great Britain, the name of Lake Victoria was given by the traveler D. Speke. Therefore, at present, in young African countries located on the shores of the lake, other names are proposed: Umoja - “unity”, Uhuru - “freedom”, Shirikisho - “unification”, Uhuru na Umoja - the state motto of Tanzania, inscribed on the state coat of arms.
Victoria.Waterfall on the river Zambezi. It was discovered by the outstanding English traveler David Livingston and named by him in honor of the Queen of Great Britain. Locals The waterfall is called Mosi-oa-Tunya - “thundering smoke”, or Seongo - “place of the rainbow”.
Virunga.Volcanic mountains in East Africa. The name means "volcano" in the Nyoro language.
Volta.River in West Africa. The name Rio-da-Volta - "river of return" was given by the Portuguese, because... in the 15th century Their ships stopped at the mouth of the river before returning to their homeland. In Ghana on the river. The Volta reservoir was created with the same name - one of the largest in the world (8480 km 2 ).
Guardafui.Cape in the east of the Somali Peninsula. Scientists believe that the name is derived from the Arabic corruption of the Portuguese word guardafu - “beware”, which is associated with dangerous navigation conditions. There has long been a legend that there is a magnetic mountain at the very eastern tip of the Somali peninsula, which attracts the iron parts of ships approaching it. As a result, ships approaching it crashed against the rocks. In fact, this is the narrowest shelf zone. At strong wind, high wave Due to poor visibility, ships were often carried onto the peninsula, and they crashed on the coastal reefs. The word "guardafuy" was a warning to sailors who sailed past this cape.
Gulf of Guinea.Gulf of the Atlantic Ocean off the western coast of Africa. Named after the historical and geographical region of Guinea, washed by it. There are several versions of the origin of the toponym Guinea. According to one of them, the name is based on the name of the Berber tribe Kinawa (the Arab scientist Ibn-Yakut mentioned the Kinawa region in the 13th century). Another point of view is based on the fact that the toponym was formed by the Berber words “agvinau” - “black” or “iguaven” - “mute” (i.e., those who do not know the Berber language) and referred to the territory inhabited by black tribes. Later Europeans corrupted the original word into Gunua, Ginua and finally Guinea.
Strait of Gibraltar.Separates Africa from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Named after the Rock of Gibraltar on the European side of the strait. The modern form of the name of the rock arose as a result of centuries of use and transformation of the primary Arabic Jebel el-Tariq - “mountain of Tariq”.
Blue Nile.The largest tributary of the Nile. In Ethiopia, the river is called Abbay - “father of waters”, and in Arab countries Bahr el-Azraq - “blue river”. The color name, according to some scientists, reflects the color of the water in the river, carrying bluish silt.
Good Hope. Cape in southern Africa. It was discovered in 1488 by the Portuguese navigator B. Dias and named by him Cabo Tormentoso - “Cape of Storms”. King João II of Portugal did not like the name and, at his behest, the cape was renamed Cabo da Bona Esperanza - “Cape of Good Hope”, meaning the hope of achieving a fabulously rich and attractive India for Europeans. Some historians believe that B. Dias immediately named the cape after Good Hope, and the above version is only a historical legend. However, this hypothesis cannot be proven or refuted due to the lack of sources contemporary with Dias’ voyage.
Drakensberg Mountains. Located in South Africa. It is assumed that the mountains are named after one of the European colonialists, Harrow Drakenstein. Etymologically, the surname consists of two words: draken - “dragon”, stein - “stone”.
Zambezi.River in South Africa. Previously, the name of the river on maps was conveyed in a variety of ways; Ambezi, Luambezi, Liambey, etc. According to modern toponymists, the primary form of the name is Ambezi (or Ambey), which in local Bantu languages means “big river”. The name of the river in the middle reaches in the Tonga language - Murongo-Mucuri, which is a tracing paper of the main toponym, has the same meaning.
Zanzibar.An island in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. The toponym comes from the Persian term “bar” - “shore”, “edge” and the ethnonym “zinj”, which is based on the Arabic or Persian “zang”, “zeng” - “black”. Zinji is a collective name for the Negroid tribes of East Africa in medieval Muslim literature.
Cape Verde. Located on the peninsula of the same name east of Cape Almadi. Named in 1445 by the Portuguese D. Dias Cabo Verde - “Cape Verde”, because. was the first land that sailors saw covered with tropical flora, which contrasted sharply with the sands of the Sahara.
Cape Verde Island.Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Named after metro Zeleny, opposite which it is located. The transfer of the name of the islands into other languages is accepted in the form of translation, in contrast to the name of the state located on them.
Needle.Cape, the southernmost tip of Africa. Discovered in 1488 by B. Dias and named by him Cabo Sao Brandao - Cape St. Brandan, because. the discovery took place on this saint's day. However, the name was soon changed, and the cape was put on maps under the name Agulhas - Agulhas. The word agulha in Portuguese means "needle", "arrow". Modern toponymists see the basis of the name as the Portuguese metaphorical term agulha meaning “peak”, “peak”. Based on this, the toponym is interpreted as “Cape of Peaks”, and the reason is a rocky cape.
Idi-Amin-Dada; Edward.Lake in East Africa. Opened in the 19th century. and named Edward after the Crown Prince of Great Britain. In 1971, President Idi Amin Dada came to power in Uganda, and the lake was named after him. To this day, both names have been preserved for the reservoir.
Canary Islands.Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Belongs to Spain. The islands were known in ancient times under the Latin name Insulas Fortunatae. The Spaniards who visited the archipelago at the beginning of the 15th century called them islas Canarias - “islands of dogs”. According to one version, the sailors saw a large number of dogs on the shores of the islands, which was the reason for the appearance of the toponym. According to another version, the archipelago was named after the main island of Gran Canaria. and the island is based on the fabulous country of Canaria, mentioned in medieval European legends.
Kenya.Volcanic massif in East Africa. Toponymists see the Maasai term “kee-niya” - “white mountain” as the basis of the toponym, which is associated with the presence of glaciers and snow on the top of the mountain.
Livingston Falls. Located in the lower reaches of the river. Congo (Zaire). Named in honor of the outstanding explorer of Africa, a Scotsman by birth, D. Livingston.
Limpopo.River in South Africa. The etymology of the name is unknown. Dutch Boer colonists called the river Krokodil River - “Crocodile River” for the abundance of these reptiles in its waters.
Madeira.Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Belongs to Portugal. Named by the Portuguese Maderia - Forest, because. was indeed covered with forests, which were later completely cut down. The earliest names for the archipelago: among the Carthaginians Al-Agnam - “island of goats” (for the abundance of these animals), among the Romans Insulae Purpurinae - “islands of purple” (for the dye mined there).
Niger. River in West Africa. The name is a distortion by the Portuguese and other Europeans of the Berber name of the river N "Egiren - "river". In different parts of the flow it has different names in local languages: in the upper reaches of Jolib - "big water"; in the middle and lower Kuara - "river", Issa Bari - "great river"; Mayo - "river". The explanation of the name from the word niger in the meaning of "black" from European languages is considered incorrect by modern toponymists.
Nile.The longest river in Africa. The oldest form of the name of the river Aur is “hidden” (i.e., with an unknown source). The Egyptians called it Hapi in honor of the god of fertility and harvest. Modern Arabs call the river El-Bahr - "the river". The toponym Nile in the form Neilos was first found among the ancient Greeks. The Romans borrowed it as Nilus. According to one version, the toponym is based on the ancient Semitic term “nagal” - “river”, modified by the Greeks. According to another version, the Greeks borrowed the word lil - “water” from the Libyan tribes, distorting it into nil. Philologists note the possibility of such a transformation.
Nubian desert. Located in northeast Africa. Named after historical region Nubia, located between the Nile rapids. The toponym is based on the ancient Egyptian word “nuba” - “gold”. In ancient times, there were the largest mines here, from where gold came to the palace of the pharaohs.
Orange.River in South Africa. The Hottentots called her Kai Garib - Big river, Dutch Boer settlers of Groat River with the same meaning. At all times, people often named objects (rivers, lakes) based on the color of the water or shore. But the name of the Orange River has nothing to do with color. This name was given to it by settlers from the Netherlands (Holland), the Boers, in honor of the Princes of Orange - the then rulers of the Netherlands. With someone's light hand, and perhaps through transformation, the name Oranskaya turned into Orange.
Sao Tome.Island in the Gulf of Guinea. It was discovered by the Portuguese on the day of St. Thomas (St. Thomas) and named Sao Tome in his honor.
Somalia.Peninsula in eastern Africa. Named after the Somali people, who live in large parts of it. The ethnonym comes from the Cushitic languages and means “dark”, which is associated with the skin color of the people. Ptolemy (2nd century) called the peninsula the Southern Horn (nowadays the Horn of Africa is sometimes found). The cold current in the Indian Ocean is named after the peninsula - the Somali.
Tristan da Cuña.Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. It was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Tristan da Cunha and named after him.
