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.

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Label Occurrences
Mount Elgon canonical 6
Mount Elgon region 2

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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

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Referenced by (8)

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