> third standard example Probably because people don't think of Africa as having much extended elevation. And by-and-large, the continent is pretty flat (only

> third standard example Probably because people don't think of Africa as having much extended elevation. And by-and-large, the continent is pretty flat (only Australia and Europe-ignoring-the-Alps are flatter). It's very difficult to find (or even define) a list of non-mountain high points in the world, but "average elevation of country" (which is only unreasonable for a handful of the largest countries) is easier to find, and Ethiopia is only around 19th place in such lists (17th if we exclude Greenland and Antarctica which are not actually countries), not even the highest in Africa.