Africa is made up of only 1% of wetlands. But it has the world's largest wetland. The Sudd, located in the Upper Nile, in Sudan. The Sudd is a huge swamp. It is more than 50,000 square miles of wetlands. It also has a huge population of plants and animals.
During the wet season, the Sudd can be over 50,000 square miles or 130,000 square kilometers. This was formed by the Nile River in southern Sudan. In the Sudd, the river flows through many channels in a pattern that differs every year.
There are three major waterways in the Sudd. The Bahr al Zaraf ("River of the Giraffes"), the Bahr al Ghazal ("River of the Gazelles"), and the Bahr al Jabal ("River of the Mountain").
Information: http://water.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sudd, http://www.123exp-geography.com/t/18624185463/ and "Ecosystems: Wetlands" by Greg Reid.
If Africa only contains 1% of wetlands, but still includes the largest wetland on Earth, imagine the size of the other wetlands in Africa?
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