<p><a href="http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/lightning-general"><br> Lightning</a> forks and rejoins itself over Table Mountain and Lion's Head in Cape Town, South Africa. Central Africa is the area of the world where lightning strikes most frequently.</p>

Circle of Lightning


Lightning
forks and rejoins itself over Table Mountain and Lion's Head in Cape Town, South Africa. Central Africa is the area of the world where lightning strikes most frequently.

Photograph by Lynda Smith, My Shot

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