Ethiopia - Geography & Environment
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In the Wollo region of Ethiopia there are high plateaus
and canyons |
Ethiopia is bordered by Sudan to the west, Somalia
and Djibouti to the east, Eritrea to the north, and Kenya to the
south.
It’s the most mountainous country in Africa: almost three-quarters
of Ethiopia is higher than Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain.
The most sensational geographical feature of Ethiopia is the East
African Rift Valley, which runs from north to south, dividing the
country into the western highlands, the eastern highlands, and the
Rift Valley lowlands.
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Fertile soil in the lowlands means that
wheat can be grown |
Ethiopia has huge variations in its climate -- from the hot, tropical
Kolla valleys to the cool, rainy Dega highlands where grain is grown
and cattle graze. The Ogaden semi-desert plain is dry and bare,
and the low-lying Danakil Depression is one of the hottest, driest
places on earth.
Photos: Jenny Matthews and Neil Cooper/Oxfam
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