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The Seven Natural Wonders of Africa was a competition where the seven were selected by voting on February 11, 2013. [1] [2]
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The Seven Natural Wonders of Africa was a competition where the seven were selected by voting on February 11, 2013. [1] [2]
| Image | Nominee | Location |
|---|---|---|
 | Red Sea Reef | Coast of Egypt, Eritrea, and Sudan |
 | Mount Kilimanjaro | Tanzania |
 | Sahara Desert | Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara |
 | Serengeti Migration | Tanzania and Kenya |
 | Ngorongoro Crater | Tanzania |
 | Nile river | Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Eritrea |
 | Okavango Delta | Botswana |
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