Know Africa For NDA CDS UPSC & Upcoming Exams @Brilliant Academy of Learning, Delhi
1. Africa is 2nd largest continent in Area(20.2% of World Land Area) and 2nd in Population too (17.20%of World Population). 2. Africa is mostly located within the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. 3. Africa was called Dark Continent by David Livingston and HM Stanley. 4. Africa has 53 countries which is more than any other continent. 5. Highest point of Africa is Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. 6.Lowest point of Africa is Lake Assal, Djibouti. 7. Longest range of Africa is Atlas Mountains. 8. Largest Island of Africa is Madagascar. 9. Largest lake of Africa is Lake Victoria. 10.2nd largest lake of Africa is Lake Tanganyika. 11. Longest and largest river of Africa is Nile. 12. 2nd largest river of Africa is River Congo. https://www.brilliantacademyoflearning.com/nda-coaching-delhi.html 13. Southern most point of Africa is Agulhas. 14. Areawise in descending order top 4 countries of Africa are Algeria,Democratic Republic of Congo,Sudan & Libya. 15. Largest country of Africa in Pop