Physical Geography of East Africa

The physical geography of Eastern Africa varies greatly. There are rift valleys going across the north and south of this region. The rift walls are normally a series of steep cliffs. This region also has many mountains, including volcanic mountains. The tops of come of these mountains are covered in snow due to the high elevations. Rugged highlands cover Ethiopia. This is another point of high elevation where the weather is cooler. But there are some flat lands, like the plains that cover Tanzania and Kenya. These plains provide nutrition for wildlife. East Africa also has many lakes and rivers. The world's longest river, the Nile, begins in East Africa. The lakes that surround the eastern rift of the Great Rift Valley, are too hot for any human to swim in. As you can see, East Africa has a variety of physical geography.

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