Rwenzori Mountains
mountain range of eastern equatorial Africa
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The Rwenzori Mountains are a mountain range located in eastern equatorial Africa, situated on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This range is notable for being one of Africa's major mountain systems in a region near the equator, making it geographically significant for understanding Africa's diverse topography and ecosystems.
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The Rwenzori (also known as the Ruwenzori, Rwenzururu or Rwenjura) 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. Because of this, European explorers linked the Ruwenzori with the legendary Mountains of the Moon, claimed by the Greek scholar Ptolemy as the source of the Nile. Virunga National Park in eastern DR Congo and Rwenzori Mountains National Park in southwestern Uganda are located within the range.
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