Map of Africa's Diverse Biomes

Explore Africa's incredible ecological diversity - from the world's largest desert to lush rainforests, vast savannas to unique island ecosystems.

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Africa is home to nearly every type of ecosystem on Earth. Click on any biome below to explore its unique climate, wildlife, plant life, and the incredible adaptations that allow life to thrive in each environment. From scorching deserts to mountain peaks, wetlands to Mediterranean shrublands, discover the natural wonders that make Africa the most ecologically diverse continent.

Sahara Desert

Sahara Desert

Desert
Northern Africa

The world's largest hot desert, covering most of North Africa. Despite extreme conditions, it suppor...

Congo Rainforest

Congo Rainforest

Tropical Rainforest
Central Africa

The world's second-largest rainforest, a biodiversity hotspot with thousands of endemic species. Hom...

Serengeti Savanna

Serengeti Savanna

Grassland/Savanna
East Africa (Tanzania & Kenya)

Iconic grassland ecosystem famous for the Great Migration. Supports the largest concentration of lar...

Madagascar Forests

Madagascar Forests

Tropical Dry Forest
Madagascar Island

Unique isolated ecosystem with 90% endemic species found nowhere else on Earth. Millions of years of...

Cape Fynbos

Cape Fynbos

Mediterranean Shrubland
Southern tip of South Africa

One of Earth's six floral kingdoms despite its small size. Incredibly diverse with over 9,000 plant ...

Ethiopian Highlands

Ethiopian Highlands

Mountain Ecosystem
Ethiopia

Africa's largest continuous mountain range, called 'The Roof of Africa.' Unique high-altitude ecosys...

Okavango Delta

Okavango Delta

Wetland
Botswana

World's largest inland delta, a unique wetland in the middle of the Kalahari Desert. Floods during t...

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