Geography of Southern Africa
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Geography of Southern Africa
The Namib Desert
The Namib Desert
The Namib is a coastal desert in southern Africa. Did you know that the Namib is also the oldest desert in the world? The Namib stretches for more than 2,000 kilometers along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. Temperatures along the coast are stable and generally range between 9–20 °C annually, though temperatures further inland vary. The Namib is an important location for mining of tungsten, salt, and diamonds!
Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. The Cape of Good Hope is at the southern tip of the Cape Peninsula. When people would sail around the continent it was a sign that they were half way there, thus resulting in hope.
Joahnnesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa, by population. The city is one of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the world, and is also the world's largest city not situated on a river, lake, or coastline. The city is the source of a large-scale gold and diamond trade, due to its location on the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills. According to the 2007 Community Survey, the population of the City of Johannesburg was 4,434,827.
Zambezi River
The Zambezi River
The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is 1,390,000 square kilometres. The 1,599 mile-long river has its source in Zambia and flows through eastern Angola. It ends in the Indian Ocean. The Zambezi's most noted feature is Victoria Falls! The Zambezi also supports several hundred species of fish. Did you know that one of the important species include cichlids? The river valley is rich in mineral deposits and fossil fuels, and coal mining is important in places. The dams along its length also provide employment for many people near them, in maintaining the hydroelectric power stations and the dams themselves. Several parts of the river are also very popular tourist destinations.
Limpopo River
The Limpopo River
Lusaka
Lusaka
Kalahari Desert
The Kalahari Desert
Cabinda
Cabinda
Cabinda is an exclave and province of Angola. The province is divided into four municipalities—Belize, Buco Zau, Cabinda and Landana.nCabinda is bounded on the north by the Republic of the Congo, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Adjacent to the coast are some of the largest offshore oil fields in the world. Petroleum exploration began in 1954 by the Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, when the territory was under Portuguese rule. So it is an important oil place.