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... feet [ 5,895 metres ] ) is the high- est point on the continent ; the lowest is Lake Assal ( 502 feet [ 153 metres ] below sea level ) in Djibouti . In propor- tion to its size , Africa has fewer high mountains and fewer lowland plains ...
... feet [ 5,895 metres ] ) is the high- est point on the continent ; the lowest is Lake Assal ( 502 feet [ 153 metres ] below sea level ) in Djibouti . In propor- tion to its size , Africa has fewer high mountains and fewer lowland plains ...
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... feet , and the Mau Escarpment rise steeply from the Eastern Rift . To the west , beyond the Uasin Gishu Plateau , Mt. Elgon emerges gently from a level of about 6,200 feet ; but the spectacular cliffs of its western face dominate the ...
... feet , and the Mau Escarpment rise steeply from the Eastern Rift . To the west , beyond the Uasin Gishu Plateau , Mt. Elgon emerges gently from a level of about 6,200 feet ; but the spectacular cliffs of its western face dominate the ...
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... feet . The river's channel , however , varies greatly in both width and depth because of dolerite outcrops that sometimes narrow its channel to 3,000 or 4,000 feet . Here , the average gradient is 3.5 feet per mile . The river receives ...
... feet . The river's channel , however , varies greatly in both width and depth because of dolerite outcrops that sometimes narrow its channel to 3,000 or 4,000 feet . Here , the average gradient is 3.5 feet per mile . The river receives ...
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