Mapped: Visualizing the True Size of Africa - Visual Capitalist
WEBFeb 19, 2020 · The African continent has a land area of 30.37 million sq km (11.7 million sq mi) — enough to fit in the U.S., China, India, Japan, Mexico, and many European nations, combined.
Africa Shapefiles - Dataset - openAFRICA
WEBCfA is Africa's largest non-profit civic technology and open data catalyst, with labs across the continent. CfA content on this site is released under a Creative Commons 4.0 International License.
Geography of Africa - Wikipedia
WEBThe main structural lines of the continent show both the east-to-west direction characteristic, at least in the eastern hemisphere, of the more northern parts of the world, and the north-to-south direction seen in the southern peninsulas.
Africa - Wikipedia
WEBThe size of Africa compared to other continents. 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. [7]
Africa | History, People, Countries, Regions, Map, & Facts
WEB1 day ago · Africa, the second largest continent (after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. The continent is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and on the south by the mingling waters of the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Africa: Physical Geography - National Geographic Society
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Africa has eight major physical regions: the Sahara, the Sahel, the Ethiopian Highlands, savannas, the Swahili Coast, rainforests, the African Great Lakes, and Southern Africa. Some of these regions cover large bands of the continent, such as the Sahara and the Sahel, while others are isolated areas, such as the Ethiopian Highlands and the ...
The True Size of Africa - Brilliant Maps
WEBMar 3, 2023 · While it doesn’t look it, Africa is big, really big. In fact, Africa’s true size is 30 million square km, just under twice the size of Russia or bigger than Canada, the United States and China put together!
Africa Map / Map of Africa - Worldatlas.com
WEBMaps of Africa. Africa, the planet's 2nd largest continent and the second most-populous continent (after Asia) includes (54) individual countries, and Western Sahara, a member state of the African Union whose statehood is disputed by Morocco. Note that South Sudan is the continent's newest country.
Africa Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures | Infoplease
WEBThe continent is divided into five regions: North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa. Some of the major cities in Africa include Cairo, Lagos, Johannesburg, Nairobi, and Casablanca.
Peoples, geography, and history of Africa | Britannica
WEBAfrica, Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean and is divided almost equally by the Equator. Area: 11,642,094 sq mi (30,152,882 sq km).
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