Continents / Africa / Physical

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Physical map of Africa

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Land cover map of Africa

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Borders

Africa is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. In addition, Africa includes also Madagascar ant the following archipelagos: Comoros, Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, Cape Verde and the Seychelles.

Area

30 370 000 km2 (11 730 000 sq mi) 

Rivers in Africa

map of the major rivers of Africa
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List of the major rivers of Africa with their length:

  1. Nile (6,650 km / 4,130 mi) 
  2. Congo (4,370 km / 2,720 mi)
  3. Niger (4,180 km / 2,600 mi)
  4. Zambezi (2,575 km / 1,600 mi)
  5. Orange (2,200 km / 1,400 mi)
  6. Senegal (1,750 km / 1075 mi)
  7. Okavango (1,700 km / 1,100 mi)
  8. Limpopo (1,700 km / 1,100 mi)
  9. Jubba (1,600 km / 1,000 mi)
  10. Volta (1,500 km (930 mi))