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Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania and it is is the highest walkable mountain in the world. Mt. Kilimanjaro is volcanically active. The meaning and origin of the name Kilimanjaro are unknown. The area surrounding Kilimanjaro is heavily populated. Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain on the African continent. The temperatures reach over 80 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and sink to below zero at night. Around 25,000 people a year attempt to climb to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The last major volcanic eruption from Kibo took place more than 360,000 years ago. |
Nile River
The Nile River is approximately 2,900 miles long. It has the largest network of rivers. The Nile River is the longest river in Africa and in the world. The Nile River is a basic waterway for transport. The Nile is combined with Egypt, only 22% of the Nile river runs through Egypt. In Egypt, the Nile river creates a green valley across the desert. The ancient Egyptians lived and farmed along the Nile. They used the soil to produce food for themselves and their animals. The Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The largest source of the Nile river is Lake Victoria. The name Nile or “neilos” means valley. |
Gold
South Africa accounted for 15% of the world's gold production in 2002 and 12% in 2005. South Africa's gold exports were valued at $3.8 billion USD in 2005. South Africa held about 50% of the world's gold resources. Among the nation's gold mines they are two of the deepest mines in the world. The East Rand Mine, in Boksburg, has a depth of 11,762 ft. A 13 ft. shallower mine is located at TauTona in Carletonville.The Vredefort Dome impact which lies within the basin and the nearby Bushveld Igneous Complex are about a billion years younger than the age of the gold. |
Congo Basin
The Congo basin is the second largest rainforest in the world with almost 2 million square kilometers of a humid forest.. There are approximately 10, 000 species of tropical plants in the Congo Basin. The Congo Basin has been owned by humans for more than 50,000 years and it priovides food, fresh water and shelter to more than 75 million people. The Basin is located by the Congo River. The Congo Basin is home to mountain gorillas, lowland gorillas, chimpanzees, and forest elephants, as well as up to 1,000 species of birds. The basin is also home to 75 million people. The Congo Basin contains mining, logging, charcoal fuel wood harvesting, and hunting are threats. Violence investment have prevented growth in most areas, but in the future the economic development threatens many of the forest areas. |
Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden is a deepwater basin that forms between the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. 130 species of coral reef have been reported in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. In the 1800s, Aden grew as a ship fueling port, holding stocks of coal and water supplies for the early steamers. Port services expanded after the Suez Canal opened in 1869. In the 1970s, with the Suez Canal closed until 1975. Aden declined competition from new ports in the region and changes in the patterns of trade. These were built at the end of the 1980s. |
Uranium
South Africa has the second largest reserves of uranium in the world.The Nuclear Fuels Corporation of South Africa started processing uranium as a product of gold mining in 1967. Most of the uranium produced of gold mining is concentrated in the golf fields of the Witwatersrand area. Uranium is more available than gold in South Africa. Peninsula Energy own and control most of the uranium from-gold mining processing plants in South Africa. |