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The Nile River Explained in under 3 Minutes

The #Nile River in Africa is the longest river in the world and as such it brings so many interesting #Geography facts with it. It flows through a total of 11 countries and impacts the life's of ...
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Explorer and Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative Partner Steve Boyes Is Advancing Our Understanding of Africa’s Great Rivers

After years navigating Africa’s great rivers by canoe, Steve Boyes made a remarkable discovery: “Dr Livingstone and all of those explorers were wrong.” Boyes, a South African conservationist, has ...
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Scientists find unexpected biodiversity in an African river, thanks to eDNA

Scientists have used environmental DNA analysis to identify 125 species of aquatic and terrestrial animals in the remote Corubal River in West Africa. The identified species include critically ...
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Historic maps of Africa collection

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Historic Maps of Africa collection includes 78 maps and dates from circa 1631 to 1973. Geographic content of individual maps varies from ...