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8 Amazing Physical Features of Africa: Media

Check out these jaw-dropping physical features of the African continent.

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Namib desert
Namib desert, Namibia.
© Pichugin Dmitry/Shutterstock.com
Victoria Falls.
© Inna Felker/stock.adobe.com
Kenya: Great Rift Valley
Escarpments of the Great Rift Valley rising above the plain north of Samburu Game...
© Brian A. Vikander/West Light
Congo River: hydroelectric dam at Inga Falls
The hydroelectric dam on the Congo River at Inga Falls, near Matadi, Democratic Republic...
Georg Gerster/Comstock Inc.
sand dunes
Sand dunes in the Sahara, near Merzouga, Morocco.
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Lake Victoria
© Catherine Falconer/Dreamstime.com
Lombi tree
A lombi tree (Dalbergia glandulosa) supported by buttress roots, in the...
© Alan Watson/Forest Light
Nile River
Sand dunes along the Nile River, Egypt.
© nicolas lecoz/Fotolia