central and south Africa

print size: 43 in x 89 in, 109 cm x 226 cm

file size: 738MB, 26707 x 12900

number of images:

center location: S 11.5, E 21.2

approximate scale: 1 to 2770,000

ground cell: 80.00 m, long side: 6250 km

Westerners have spoken of Darkest Africa as if there is no light there, which is only part true for the tiny portion (< 5%) with closed-canopy rain forest. The palette of this elevation-only view is gray to evoke the lack of familiarity, and the coasts use a bloody set of hues to remember their violent history. High ground is richly saturated for its relative fertility and its lack of disease. Darfur is at upper left, the Niger Delta at lower left, and the very flat Kalahari can be seen to have strong connection to the rift system.