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French Guinea

(Encyclopedia)French Guinea: see Guinea, republic, Africa. ...

Victoria Nyanza

(Encyclopedia)Victoria Nyanza, Africa: see Victoria, Lake. ...

eland

(Encyclopedia)eland ēˈlənd [key], large, spiral-horned African antelope, genus Taurotragus, found in brush country or open forest at the edge of grasslands. Elands live in small herds and are primarily browsers ...

Northern Cape

(Encyclopedia)Northern Cape, province (2011 pop. 1,145,861), 144,015 sq mi (372,889 sq km), NW South Africa. In 1994, under South Africa's post-apartheid constitution, Northern Cape was created from the northern po...

Karroo

(Encyclopedia)Karroo or Karoo both: kəro͞oˈ, kä– [key], the semiarid plateaus of South Africa. The Little Karroo, in Western Cape, is located N of the Langeberg and Outeniqua Ranges and extends c.200 mi (320 ...

Malawi, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Malawi, Lake, E central Africa: see Nyasa, Lake. ...

Principe

(Encyclopedia)Principe, island, Africa: see São Tomé and Principe. ...

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