Ethiopian Highlands
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The Ethiopian Highlands are a vast mountainous region in northeastern Africa known for their high plateaus, dramatic escarpments, and role as the source of major Nile tributaries.
Observed surface forms (10)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ethiopian Plateau | 2 |
| Abyssinian Highlands | 1 |
| Bale Mountains | 0 |
| Ethiopian highlands | 1 |
| Lake Tana | 0 |
| Northern Ethiopian Highlands | 1 |
| Ras Dashen | 0 |
| Roof of Africa | 1 |
| Simien Mountains | 0 |
| Southern Ethiopian Highlands | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highland region
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ mountain range ⓘ mountain range ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ethiopian Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Abyssinian Highlands
Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ
surface form:
Roof of Africa
|
| averageElevation | about 2000–3000 m ⓘ |
| biome |
Afromontane forests
ⓘ
montane grasslands ⓘ |
| climate |
strong altitudinal zonation
ⓘ
tropical highland climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Bale Mountains
ⓘ
Lake Tana ⓘ Simien Mountains ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Bale Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Bale Mountains National Park
Simien Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Simien Mountains National Park
|
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| dividedBy |
East African Rift
ⓘ
surface form:
Main Ethiopian Rift
|
| drainageBasin |
Awash River Basin
ⓘ
Nile ⓘ
surface form:
Nile Basin
|
| ecoregion |
Afromontane forests
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethiopian montane forests
Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands ⓘ |
| elevation | about 4550 m ⓘ |
| endemicSpecies |
Ethiopian wolf
ⓘ
gelada baboon ⓘ walia ibex ⓘ |
| feature |
deep valleys
ⓘ
dramatic escarpments ⓘ high plateaus ⓘ volcanic peaks ⓘ |
| formedBy | Ethiopian Traps volcanism ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince |
Ethiopian Highlands
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethiopian Plateau
|
| geology |
Cenozoic volcanism
ⓘ
flood basalts ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Ras Dashen ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
surface form:
Abyssinia
|
| importance | major water tower of northeastern Africa ⓘ |
| knownFor | high levels of endemism ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| northSection |
Ethiopian Highlands
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Ethiopian Highlands
|
| partOf | East Africa ⓘ |
| role | source of the Blue Nile ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
Atbara River
ⓘ
Blue Nile ⓘ Tekeze River ⓘ |
| southSection |
Ethiopian Highlands
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Ethiopian Highlands
|
| supports | dense human settlement in highland zones ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
East African Rift
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Rift Valley
|
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abyssinian Highlands
this entity surface form:
Roof of Africa
this entity surface form:
Ethiopian highlands
this entity surface form:
Ethiopian Plateau
this entity surface form:
Ethiopian Plateau
this entity surface form:
Northern Ethiopian Highlands
this entity surface form:
Southern Ethiopian Highlands