Ethiopian Highlands

Ethiopian Highlands
Ethiopian Highlands
	The Semien Mountains with the tallest peak Ras Dashen in the Ethiopian Highlands are a World Heritage Site and include the Semien Mountains National Park
Highest point
Elevation	4,550 m (14,930 ft)
Geography
	Topographic map
Location	Ethiopia
Geology
Age of rock	75 million years
Mountain type	Mountain range

The Ethiopian Highlands (also called the Abyssinian Highlands)^[1]^[2] is a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia in Northeast Africa. It forms the largest continuous area of its elevation in the continent, with little of its surface falling below 1,500 m (4,900 ft), while the summits reach heights of up to 4,550 m (14,930 ft). It is sometimes called the "Roof of Africa" due to its height and large area.^[3] It is the only country in the region with such a high elevated surface. This elevated surface is bisected diagonally by the Great East African Rift System which extends from Syria to Mozambique across the East African Lakes. Most of the Ethiopian Highlands are part of central and northern Ethiopia, and its northernmost portion reaches into Eritrea.

^ "Overview About Ethiopia". Embassy of Ethiopia in the UK. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
^ Cheesman, R. E. (1936-01-01). "The highlands of Abyssinia". Scottish Geographical Magazine. 52 (1): 1–12. doi:10.1080/00369223608735002. ISSN 0036-9225.
^ Paul B. Henze, Layers of Time (New York: Palgrave, 2000), p. 2.

[1] "Overview About Ethiopia". Embassy of Ethiopia in the UK. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2023-03-11.

[2] Cheesman, R. E. (1936-01-01). "The highlands of Abyssinia". Scottish Geographical Magazine. 52 (1): 1–12. doi:10.1080/00369223608735002. ISSN 0036-9225.

[3] Paul B. Henze, Layers of Time (New York: Palgrave, 2000), p. 2.

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