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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highland region
mountain range
mountain range
mountain range
alsoKnownAs Abyssinian Highlands
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands

Roof of Africa
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
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 National Park
linked to: Bale Mountains

Simien Mountains National Park
linked to: Simien Mountains
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
dividedBy Main Ethiopian Rift
linked to: East African Rift
drainageBasin Awash River Basin
Nile Basin
linked to: Nile
ecoregion Ethiopian montane forests
linked to: Afromontane 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 Plateau
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
geology Cenozoic volcanism
flood basalts
highestPoint Ras Dashen
historicalRegion Abyssinia
linked to: Ethiopia
importance major water tower of northeastern Africa
knownFor high levels of endemism
locatedIn Horn of Africa
northSection Northern Ethiopian Highlands
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
partOf East Africa
role source of the Blue Nile
sourceOf Atbara River
Blue Nile
Tekeze River
southSection Southern Ethiopian Highlands
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
supports dense human settlement in highland zones
traversedBy Great Rift Valley
linked to: East African Rift

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Africa hasMajorMountainRange Ethiopian Highlands
Ethiopian Highlands alsoKnownAs Abyssinian Highlands
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
Ethiopian Highlands alsoKnownAs Roof of Africa
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
Ethiopian Highlands geologicalProvince Ethiopian Plateau
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
Ethiopian Highlands northSection Northern Ethiopian Highlands
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
Ethiopian Highlands southSection Southern Ethiopian Highlands
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
Ethiopia mountainRange Ethiopian Highlands
Nile sourceRegion Ethiopian Highlands
Semitic languages hasRegion Ethiopian Highlands
Africa Rocks featuresHabitat Ethiopian highlands
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
Horn of Africa hasEcoregion Ethiopian Highlands
Horn of Africa hasMountainRange Ethiopian Highlands
Addis Ababa locatedOn Ethiopian Highlands
Ethiopian Traps volcanism locatedIn Ethiopian Plateau
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
Blue Nile sourceRegion Ethiopian Highlands
Atbara River sourceRegion Ethiopian Highlands
Atbara River upperCourseEnvironment Ethiopian Highlands
Afromontane forests foundIn Ethiopian Highlands
Ethiopian wolf foundIn Ethiopian Highlands
Simien Mountains partOf Ethiopian Highlands
Aquila verreauxii distribution Ethiopian Highlands
Ras Dashen partOf Ethiopian Highlands
Tekeze River sourceRegion Ethiopian Highlands
Bale Mountains partOf Ethiopian Highlands
Lake Tana locatedIn Ethiopian Highlands
Lalibela partOf Ethiopian Highlands
Gondar region locatedIn Ethiopian Highlands
Northeast Africa contains Ethiopian Highlands
Shabelle River sourceRegion Ethiopian Highlands
Tigray-Tigrinya people climateZone Ethiopian and Eritrean highlands
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
tablelands haveExample Ethiopian Highlands
Mountains (Planet Earth II) setting Ethiopian Highlands
Finfinne locatedOn Ethiopian Highlands
Ejersa Goro partOf Ethiopian Highlands
Pêro da Covilhã areaOfActivity Ethiopian Highlands
Middle East and Africa hasMajorMountainRange Ethiopian Highlands
Rift Valley escarpments highestPointNear Ethiopian Highlands
Lasta woreda locatedIn Ethiopian Highlands
Hagenia abyssinica nativeTo Ethiopian Highlands
Amhara Region hasHighlandLandscape Ethiopian Highlands
Great Rift Valley system contains Ethiopian Highlands
Imet Gogo partOf Ethiopian Highlands
Verreaux's eagle distribution Ethiopian Highlands
Bale Mountains National Park partOf Ethiopian Highlands
Sanetti Plateau partOf Ethiopian Highlands
Sanetti Plateau ecoregion Ethiopian montane moorlands
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
mountain nyala endemicTo Ethiopian Highlands
Bale monkey nativeRange Ethiopian Highlands
Bale Zone locatedIn Ethiopian Highlands