Mount Elgon

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Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, known for its vast eroded caldera, high biodiversity, and extensive cave systems.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mount Elgon canonical 16
Mount Elgon region 7
Mt Elgon 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct volcano ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
shield volcano ⓘ
calderaDescription large eroded caldera ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
drainageBasin Lake Victoria basin ⓘ
linked to: Lake Victoria

Turkwel River basin ⓘ
linked to: Turkwel River
elevation 14177 ft ⓘ
4321 m ⓘ
geologicalAge Miocene ⓘ
hasBiodiversity high bird diversity ⓘ
high plant diversity ⓘ
hasCaldera yes ⓘ
hasCave Chepnyalil Cave ⓘ
Kitum Cave ⓘ
Makingeny Cave ⓘ
Ngwarisha Cave ⓘ
linked to: Makingeny Cave
hasEcosystem afro-alpine moorland ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Wagagai ⓘ
hasPart Mount Elgon National Park (Kenya) ⓘ
Mount Elgon National Park (Uganda) ⓘ
hasSlopeUse agriculture ⓘ
hasVegetationZone bamboo zone ⓘ
heath and moorland ⓘ
lowland forest ⓘ
isTouristAttractionIn Kenya ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
knownFor extensive cave systems ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
vast eroded caldera ⓘ
lastEruption prehistoric ⓘ
locatedInRegion East Africa ⓘ
locatedOn Mount Elgon ⓘ
Mount Elgon ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf Kenya ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Africa ⓘ
mountainRange Eastern Rift mountains ⓘ
partOf East African Rift volcanic system ⓘ
linked to: East African Rift
protectedBy Mount Elgon National Park (Kenya) ⓘ
Mount Elgon National Park (Uganda) ⓘ
status extinct ⓘ
usedFor cave exploration ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
mountain climbing ⓘ
volcanoType shield volcano ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East African Rift → contains → Mount Elgon ⓘ
Wagagai → locatedOn → Mount Elgon ⓘ
subject linked to: Mount Elgon
Kitum Cave → locatedOn → Mount Elgon ⓘ
subject linked to: Mount Elgon
Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot → contains → Mount Elgon region ⓘ
linked to: Mount Elgon
Sabaot → spokenInRegion → Mount Elgon ⓘ
Okiek people → region → Mount Elgon region ⓘ
linked to: Mount Elgon
Turkwel River → sourceRegion → Mount Elgon region ⓘ
linked to: Mount Elgon
Wagagai → locatedOn → Mount Elgon ⓘ
Wagagai → mountainRange → Mount Elgon ⓘ
Wagagai → parentPeak → Mount Elgon ⓘ
Wagagai → isHighestPointOf → Mount Elgon ⓘ
Kitum Cave → locatedOnFeature → Mount Elgon ⓘ
Chepnyalil Cave → locatedIn → Mount Elgon region ⓘ
linked to: Mount Elgon
Makingeny Cave → locatedOn → slopes of Mount Elgon ⓘ
linked to: Mount Elgon
Makingeny Cave → partOf → Mount Elgon region ⓘ
linked to: Mount Elgon
Bungoma County → hasLandmark → Mt Elgon ⓘ
linked to: Mount Elgon
Sabaot people → primaryRegion → Mount Elgon region ⓘ
linked to: Mount Elgon
Ogiek people → traditionalTerritory → Mount Elgon region ⓘ
linked to: Mount Elgon
Mbale → locatedOnSlopeOf → Mount Elgon ⓘ
Mbale → hasMountainViewOf → Mount Elgon ⓘ