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Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Early morning mist in Tanzanias Southern Highlands

Early morning mist in Tanzanias Southern Highlands
A small market centre near Mbeya is bathed in sunlight as an early morning mist clears from this fertile farming region of Tanzanias Southern Highlands

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Western wall of the Great Rift Valley above Lake Manyara

Western wall of the Great Rift Valley above Lake Manyara
A section of the western wall of the Gregory Rift (a part of the eastern branch of the Africas Great Rift Valley) above Lake Manyara, a shallow alkaline lake

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: The world famous Ngorongoro Crater

The world famous Ngorongoro Crater. Its 102-square-mile crater floor is the haunt of a wonderful wildlife spectacle

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Msai warriors draw water for livestock from a well

Msai warriors draw water for livestock from a well
Msai draw water for livestock from a well

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Deep Msai wells at Loibor Serrit

Deep Msai wells at Loibor Serrit where cattle paths are cut deep into the soil to allow livestock nearer to the source of water

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: A young Msai herdsboy

A young Msai herdsboy controls his familys cattle at the Sanjan River to prevent too many animals watering at the same time

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Three Msai girls at Shimu la Mungu

Three Msai girls at Shimu la Mungu
Three Msai girls sit on the edge of Shimu la Mungu (a volcanic blow hole known as Gods hole ) with the extinct volcano, Kerimasi, in the distance

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Lake Natron in the Rift Valley

Lake Natron in the Rift Valley
Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is one of the most alkaline of the Rift system. As its waters evaporate in the intense heat, sodium sesquicarbonate, known as trona or natron

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Lake Eyasis impressive western escarpment

Lake Eyasis impressive western escarpment
Lichen-stained boulders and Euphorbia trees add form and colour to Lake Eyasis impressive western escarpment

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: An ox-drawn cart near Arusha

An ox-drawn cart near Arusha

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Zebra browse in Ngorongoro Crater

Zebra browse in Ngorongoro Crater
Common zebra browse on grass in Lerai Forest on the crater floor with Fever trees and Quinine Trees behind

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Mauritania, Tagant, Mauritanian guide in the desert

Mauritania, Tagant, Mauritanian guide in the desert

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Madagascar, Central Madagascar

Madagascar, Central Madagascar. A suburb of Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar and home to about 3 million people

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: An attractive Malagasy village of the Betsileo people

An attractive Malagasy village of the Betsileo people who live southwest of the capital, Antananarivo. Most houses in the village are double-storied with kitchens

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Mountain biker

Mountain biker, Drakensburg

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Elandsberg Farm

Elandsberg Farm, Bartholomeus Klip with Elandskloof Mountains behind

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Dam holds water to irrigate Hamilton Russell

Dam holds water to irrigate Hamilton Russell vineyard

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Balcony, Kwandwe Lodge

Balcony, Kwandwe Lodge

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Evening light catches the vines at Petite Ferme Vineyard

Evening light catches the vines at Petite Ferme Vineyard Vineyard at Franschoek, Western Cape, South Africa

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Beautiful red sandstone cliffs surround the isolated

Beautiful red sandstone cliffs surround the isolated Waterberg Plateau, a 50 km long table mountain, which has become a park for rare and threatened species

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Dunes from a hot air balloon

Dunes from a hot air balloon

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Rear view of gazelle walking away crossing

Rear view of gazelle walking away crossing plain

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Elephants in Masai Mara Game Reserve

Elephants in Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: A hot air balloon floating over the Masai Mara Game Reserve at daybreak

A hot air balloon floating over the Masai Mara Game Reserve at daybreak

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: A Samburu warrior looks out over a vast expanse of

A Samburu warrior looks out over a vast expanse of inhospitable country from the eastern scarp of Africas Great Rift Valley at Losiolo, north of Maralal

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Lake Baringo is one of two freshwater lakes of the

Lake Baringo is one of two freshwater lakes of the Eastern Rift Valley. Its waters are red with suspended solids due to bad soil erosion in its catchment area

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Gabbra tribesmen lead their camel train across the Chalbi Desert

Gabbra tribesmen lead their camel train across the Chalbi Desert. The Gabbra are a Cushitic tribe of nomadic pastoralists living with their herds of camels

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: The research centre of Koobi Fora looks out over Lake Turkana

The research centre of Koobi Fora looks out over Lake Turkana. Many important paleontological discoveries have been made in the area, including fossilised hominid remains of Homo erectus

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: A Bongo bull in a forest clearing

A Bongo bull in a forest clearing. The range in Kenya of this thickset, reddish-brown antelope is restricted to high altitude forests; as such, they are rarely seen

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: A Msai warrior speaks on his mobile phone from the

A Msai warrior speaks on his mobile phone from the saddle of his camel near Lake Magadi in Kenyas Rift Valley Province. Mobile phones are a popular method of communicating with family

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Msai men lead a camel caravan laden with equipment

Msai men lead a camel caravan laden with equipment for a fly camp (a small temporary camp) past Lake Magadi. Clouds hang low over the Nguruman Escarpment (a western wall of the Great Rift Valley)

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Lava boulders cover vast tracts of infertile land on

Lava boulders cover vast tracts of infertile land on the eastern side of Lake Turkana. Often referred to as the Jade Sea due to its distinctive colour, Lake Turkana is a true desert lake

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: A small dirt road winds its way through fine farming

A small dirt road winds its way through fine farming country at the top of the 11, 000-feet-high Cherangani Hills. There, small-scale Pokot farmers grow maize, potatoes and pyrethrum

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: A herd of Masai Giraffe

A herd of Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopadalis tippelskirchi) stride across the dry, grassy plains of Masai Mara Game Reserve

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Traditional thatched homesteads perched on top of the

Traditional thatched homesteads perched on top of the fertile Tugen Hills, looking across the Kerio Valley to the western scarp of the Gregory Rift (the Keiyo Escarpment)

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: During the annual migration of up to 1

During the annual migration of up to 1.5 million wildebeest from Serengeti, Tanzania, to the Mara and back each year, the animals ford or swim across the Mara River on several occasions

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: An aerial photograph of the wildebeest migration in Masai Mara

An aerial photograph of the wildebeest migration in Masai Mara. Up to 1.5 million wildebeest join the migration from Serengeti, Tanzania, to the Mara and back each year

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Kenya, Central Highlands

Kenya, Central Highlands, Mount Kenya, 17, 058 feet high, is Africas second highest snow-capped mountain. The plant in the foreground is a giant groundsel or tree senecio

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: A hardy Commiphora tree thrives beside Lake Magadi

A hardy Commiphora tree thrives beside Lake Magadi, an alkaline lake of the Rift Valley system, situated in a vey hot region of southern Kenya

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: As weeks without rain turn into months

As weeks without rain turn into months, the vegetation of the semi-arid thorn scrub country of south Turkana district begins to turn brown and many trees shed their leaves

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: At the onset of rain

At the onset of rain, thorn trees burst into leaf and the vegetation of the semi-arid countryside looks fresh and green for a while. The sharp peak of the impressive mountain range is called Kakurotom

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Inhospitable

Inhospitable, semi-arid, thorn scrub country northwest of Lodwar, the administrative centre of the Turkana people. All the hills and mountains are of volcanic origin

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Semi-arid, thorn scrub country

Semi-arid, thorn scrub country, littered with lava debris, near Parkati. Being extremely hot and dry, the area is only used by the nomadic Turkana for grazing goats and camels

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: An aerial view of the southern end of Lake Turkana

An aerial view of the southern end of Lake Turkana, which is named Von H_hnel Bay after the Austrian naval officer who was part of an epic journey of exploration to reach the lake in 1888

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: A Samburu man looks out over a vast tract of unspoilt

A Samburu man looks out over a vast tract of unspoilt country as storm clouds gather in the far distant

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Looking down over the Ewaso Nyiro River whilst horse riding at Sabuk

Looking down over the Ewaso Nyiro River whilst horse riding at Sabuk. (MR)

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: Ethiopia is a land of vast horizons and dramatic scenery

Ethiopia is a land of vast horizons and dramatic scenery. The weathered mountains in the Ethiopian Highlands exhibit layer upon layer of volcanic material

Background imageAfrican Landscape Collection: On the inhospitable lava-strewn hills surrounding the

On the inhospitable lava-strewn hills surrounding the inlet of Ghoubbet el Khar‰ b (the Devils Throat), a relative of the Dragons Blood Tree (Dracaena orbet)



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