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Mountains in Ethiopia: Highest Peaks, Major Ranges, and Highland Landscapes

Ethiopia contains one of Africa’s largest and most distinctive mountain landscapes. Much of the country lies within the Ethiopian Highlands, an immense region of volcanic plateaus, rugged peaks, deep river gorges, and steep escarpments sometimes called the Roof of Africa. Northern Ethiopia is dominated by the spectacular Simien Mountains, where jagged summits rise above enormous …

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