Rwenzori Mountains

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The Rwenzori Mountains are a snow-capped mountain range in East Africa, famed for their glaciers, unique alpine flora, and status as one of the continent’s highest and most dramatic massifs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
national park
natural region
climateZone equatorial
continent Africa
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda
Uganda
drainage Congo River basin
linked to: Congo River

Nile basin
linked to: Nile Basin
elevation 5109 m
famousPlants giant groundsels
giant lobelias
formsBorderBetween Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo
geologicalType block-faulted mountains
glaciersStatus rapidly retreating
hasGlaciers yes
hasSnow yes
highestElevation 5109 m
highestPoint Mount Stanley
highestPointOf Rwenzori Mountains
knownFor dramatic landscapes
glaciers
high rainfall
unique alpine flora
locatedIn East Africa
nameOrigin possibly from local term meaning "rain maker" or "cloud king"
nearbyLake Lake Albert
Lake Edward
otherHighPeaks Mount Baker
Mount Emin
Mount Gessi
Mount Luigi di Savoia
Mount Speke
linked to: Mount Stanley
partOf Albertine Rift
East African Rift system
linked to: East African Rift

Rwenzori Mountains
Rwenzori Mountains
Rwenzori Mountains region
linked to: Rwenzori Mountains
popularActivities mountaineering
nature tourism
trekking
protectedAreas Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Virunga National Park
rankByElevationInAfrica third-highest mountain range in Africa
traditionalName Mountains of the Moon
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Rwenzori Mountains National Park
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus natural site
vegetationZones afro-alpine zone
bamboo zone
heath and moorland
montane forest

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Afromontane forests foundIn Ruwenzori Mountains
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Virunga National Park contains Ruwenzori Mountains foothills
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Virunga National Park highestPoint Ruwenzori Mountains foothills
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Margherita Peak locatedIn Rwenzori Mountains
Margherita Peak locatedIn Rwenzori Range
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Margherita Peak mountainRange Rwenzori Mountains
Margherita Peak isHighestPointOf Rwenzori Mountains
Mount Stanley partOf Rwenzori Mountains
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Mount Stanley highestPointOf Rwenzori Mountains
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Rwenzori Mountains National Park partOf Rwenzori Mountains
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Virunga National Park partOf Rwenzori Mountains region
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Queen Elizabeth National Park borderedBy Rwenzori Mountains
Albertine Rift contains Rwenzori Mountains
Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot contains Ruwenzori Mountains
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Albertine Rift Mountains contains Rwenzori Mountains
Margherita Peak locatedIn Rwenzori Mountains
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Nyakalengija locatedNear Rwenzori Mountains
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Mount Luigi di Savoia partOf Rwenzori central massif
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Mountains of the Moon alsoKnownAs Rwenzori Mountains
Lake George locatedNear Rwenzori Mountains
Kasese locatedNear Rwenzori Mountains
Kasese gatewayTo Rwenzori Mountains
Southwestern Uganda hasMountainRange Rwenzori Mountains
Mount Stanley locatedIn Rwenzori Mountains
Mount Stanley highestPointOf Rwenzori Mountains
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Rwenzori Mountains National Park locatedIn Rwenzori Mountains
Mount Emin locatedIn Rwenzori Mountains
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Mount Gessi locatedIn Rwenzori Mountains
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Mount Gessi isPartOf Rwenzori high peaks
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