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fiogf49gjkf0d ETHIOPIA IS AN EAST AFRICAN COUNTRY, COVERING AN AREA OF
1,223,00 SQ KM. IT IS BORDERED TO THE SOUTH BY KENYA, TO
THE EAST BY SOMALIA AND DJIBOUTI, TO THE WEST BY THE SUDAN
AND THE NORTHEAST BY ERITREA.
IT IS POSSIBLE TO DIVIDE THE COUNTRY INTO THREE MAJOR
AREAS: THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS, THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS AND THE
RIFT VALLEY OR WESTERN LOWLANDS.
THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS FEATURE MAINLY A BASALTIC COVER. IT
HIGHEST AREA IS THE MOUNTAIN CHAIN RUNNING ALONG THE RIFT
VALLEY ESCARPMENT. AT 2743M, IS THE BALLE MASSIF, LOCATED
BETWEEN THE GRENALE AND SHEBELE RIVERS.
MOUNTAIN PEAKS IN THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS, REACH BETWEEN 2400
AND 3600M. IN NORTHERN ERITREA, EROSION IS ONE OF THE MAIN
FEATURES, AS IT HAS ERODED DOWN TO THE BASEMENT ROCK. DEJEN
IS THE HIGHEST PEAK IN THE SEMIEN MOUNTAINS AND REACHES
4619M. DEEP GORGES AND CANYONS ARE ALSO POPULAR.
LAKES DOT THE LANDSCAPE OF THE RIFT VALLEY AT A HEIGHT
1524M. THESE ARE ENCLOSED BY THE EASTERN AND WESTERN
PLATEAUS ON EITHER SIDE. FURTHER NORTH THE VALLEY WIDENS
INTO THE AWASH RIVER BASIN. SALT LAKES AND THE KOBAR SINK
RUN PARALLEL TO THE RED SEA AND BELOW SEA LEVEL.
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