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Rwenzori / Mt Stanley

#28 in World

Uganda/DR Congo

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Elevation
5,109 m
Coordinates
0.3833, 29.8667
Category
mountains

Overview

The fabled 'Mountains of the Moon' - Africa's third highest, perpetually wreathed in mist.

About

The Rwenzori are a range of mountains in eastern equatorial Africa, located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The highest peak of the Ruwenzori reaches 5,109 metres (16,762 ft), and the range's upper regions are permanently snow-capped and glaciated. Rivers fed by mountain streams form one of the sources of the Nile.

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