Africa is the world′s second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 11.7 million square miles (30.3 million square kilometers) including adjacent islands, the continent of Africa covers 20 percent of Earth′s land area and 6 percent of the Earth′s total surface area.

As of 2025, the continent of Africa has a population of about 1.5 billion, which accounts for about 18 percent of the total population of the Earth. The median age of the population in Africa is just less than twenty years old making Africa the continent with the youngest populations among all the other continents. The worldwide median age is currently just over thirty years of age.

Based on 2024 projections, the population of Africa will reach 3.8 billion people by 2099.

Africa is the least wealthy inhabited continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, ahead of Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, corruption, colonialism, the Cold War, and neocolonialism. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and a large and young population make Africa an important economic market in the broader global context.

Africa has a large quantity of natural resources and food resources, including diamonds, sugar, salt, gold, iron, cobalt, uranium, copper, bauxite, silver, petroleum, natural gas, cocoa beans, and tropical fruit.

After first being divided into the seven continental regions, this website will next host a page for each of the individual continents, where there will be a listing of information, associated maps, and photo galleries, all of which will provide access to how this continent, known as Africa, has been borne out and is currently developed and revealed.

Next, if and/or when available, each continental region, will have additional information and maps displaying how that continent is further divided into smaller regions, commonly know as Ecoregion.

(m2cont-afr-divide-map) Continental Divide Map ⁴

(m2cont-afr-drainagebasin) Drainage Basin Map ⁴

(m2cont-afr-geographicregions) UN Sub-regions ⁵

This gallery explores a few of these places we would have the circumstances to travel to and visit as we journey. Yes, we are taking note as to the marvels of the creation.

All over the earth, no matter where we travels, it is imperative that we stop and examine our surroundings. There are so many natural wonders everywhere you look, and many of these wonders are so worth stopping to see. When you drive any place, schedule plenty of time for exploring the earth, you will be glad you did.

One thing to remember, though, you will not find many, if any, of these natural wonders in the city. No, the only things normally found in the city are concrete, crime, corruption and contaminated water.

Kilimanjaro, (also known as Mount Kilimanjaro) is a dormant Strato-volcano in the country of Tanzania, which is located in Eastern Africa. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa, one of several mountains rising from the East African Rift which is found in the Eastern Rift Mountain Range. Also, Kilimanjaro is one of the highest free-standing mountain in the world, with the elevation 19,341 feet (5,895 meters) above sea level and is located some 16,100 feet (4,900 meters) above the base of the mountain on the East African Highlands plateau.

It is also the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere and the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth.

In 1973, Kilimanjaro was incorporated into Kilimanjaro National Park, and has become a major hiking and climbing destination. There are seven established routes to Uhuru Peak, the mountain′s highest poing.

The origin and meaning of the name Kilimanjaro is believed by linguists and etymologists, who have studied the roots of local words agree that Kilimanjaro means "mountain of greatness" or "unclimbable mountain". The Swahili word kilima means mountain and the word njaro means greatness. The Swahili word njaro can also mean whiteness.

The Chagga people called the mountain: That which defeats the carravan because they believed that the mountain was impossible to climb.

The Maasai people called the mouintain: Mountain of Water, because to them, it was the source of water for the entire area of their homeland.

Still, the origin of its name remains difficult to determine because in the area of the country of Tanzania where Kilimanjoro is found has some 120 different tribes, most all of which have passed down their history orally.

Like many other mountains summits on this Earth, the name in English, Kilimanjaro does not need to be proceeded with the noun Mount simply because the word mount is already included in the original word Kilimanjaro. In fact, to call this Greatest Mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro is to be redundant.

Therein are found the Bataruka, a giant kingfish.

Found in the South African Desert there are about 3000 mountains.

In the western African Ocean are fount many Great White sharks.

Hopefully, the information and photos will soon become many.