Claim: Ethiopia has central highlands.

The Ethiopian Highlands is a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia , situated in the Horn region in Northeast Africa . It forms the largest continuous area of its altitude in the continent , with little of its surface falling below 1500 m -LRB- 4,921 ft -RRB- , while the summits reach heights of up to 4550 m -LRB- 14,928 ft -RRB- . It is sometimes called the Roof of Africa due to its height and large area . Most of the Ethiopian Highlands are part of central and northern Ethiopia , and its northernmost portion reaches into Eritrea .