Africa: Locations and Natural Sites
Africa spans savanna, desert, rainforest, and rift valley terrain, covering an immense range of climates and geological features across the continent.
Field notes
Locations marked by africa
A focused path through the atlas, tuned for one surreal visual motif instead of a continent or collection.
Namaqualand
A near-desert that blankets itself in wildflowers for six weeks each year
Blue Hole of Dahab
A 130-metre shaft through the Red Sea floor draws divers to their deaths
Sossusvlei
The highest sand dunes on Earth glow orange-red at dawn
Dallol Hydrothermal Field
The lowest and hottest place on Earth erupts in alien colour
Fairy Circles of Namibia
Millions of perfect grass rings cover the desert with no agreed explanation
Anse Source d'Argent
The most photographed beach on Earth hides alien granite boulders
Lake Assal
The lowest and saltiest lake in Africa sits in a volcanic crater
Tsingy de Bemaraha
A forest of razors no living thing can walk through
Lake Retba
The pink lake that tastes of salt
Dead Vlei
Nine centuries of stillness
Lake Natron
The lake that turns creatures to stone
Richat Structure
The eye that watches from the Sahara
Danakil Depression
The hottest place on Earth that people call home
Victoria Falls
The smoke that thunders and the light that never ends