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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT AFRICA
The Land
• The longest river in the world, the Nile (4,132 miles), is located in Africa.
• Africa has the world's largest desert, the Sahara
• Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall in Africa
• Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain on the continent
• Madagascar is the largest island in Africa and the fourth largest island in the world
The Animals
• The world’s largest land animal is the African elephant.
• The world’s tallest animal, the giraffe, lives in Africa.
• The fastest land animal in the world, the cheetah, lives in Africa.
• Africa is home to the world’s largest reptile, the Nile crocodile.
• The gorilla, which can be found in the continents jungles, is the world’s largest primate.
