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| | Africa Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online |
 | | From N to S the principal mountain ranges of Africa are the Atlas Mountains (rising to more than 13,000 ft/3,960 m), the Ethiopian Highlands (rising to more than 15,000 ft/4,570 m), the Ruwenzori mountains (rising to more than 16,000 ft/4,880 m), and the Drakensberg Range (rising to more than 11,000 ft/3,350 m). |
 | | The lava flows of the recent and subrecent epochs in the Ethiopian Highlands, and volcanoes farther S, are associated with the rift; among the principal volcanoes are Kilimanjaro, Kenya, Nyamlagira, Elgon, Meru, and the Virunga range with Mount Karisimbi. |
 | | The principal cities of Africa are usually the national capitals and the major ports, and they usually contain a disproportionately large percentage of the national populations; Cairo, Lagos (Nigeria), Kinshasa (Zaire), Alexandria, and Casablanca are the largest cities of Africa. |
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