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Mount Kenya in Mount Kenya National Park is the highest mountain in Africa. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Giant Lobelia in foreground. (Mt. Kenya; Mt. Kenya National Park; mountains; rugged mountain; African geography, African landscape, stratovolcano)
Africa’s Physical Features
Church of Saint George (Bet Giyorgis), Lalibela, Ethiopia. UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Arabian Camel (Camelus dromedarius) in the Sahara Desert sand dunes. (pack animal; sand; Morocco; Africa; African desert; mammal; dromedary; drought)
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Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage, study says • Apr. 6, 2025, 5:28 AM ET (CBS)
Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage • Apr. 5, 2025, 7:14 AM ET (Reuters)
Ancient DNA sheds light on origins of 7,000-year-old Saharan mummies • Apr. 4, 2025, 2:48 AM ET (CNN)
Revealed: first DNA profiles of ancient people who roamed a lush Sahara • Apr. 3, 2025, 3:39 AM ET (Nature)

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Church of Saint George (Bet Giyorgis), Lalibela, Ethiopia. UNESCO World Heritage site.
Geography of Africa Quiz
Arabian Camel (Camelus dromedarius) in the Sahara Desert sand dunes. (pack animal; sand; Morocco; Africa; African desert; mammal; dromedary; drought)
Quick Quiz: Deserts
Mount Kenya in Mount Kenya National Park is the highest mountain in Africa. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Giant Lobelia in foreground. (Mt. Kenya; Mt. Kenya National Park; mountains; rugged mountain; African geography, African landscape, stratovolcano)
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Camel caravan moving across the Sahara desert sand dunes, Morocco, North Africa
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How Do Deserts Form?