Mount Elgon

E197966

extinct volcano mountain shield volcano

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mount Elgon canonical	6
Mount Elgon region	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	extinct volcano ⓘ mountain ⓘ shield volcano ⓘ
calderaDescription	large eroded caldera ⓘ
country	Kenya ⓘ Uganda ⓘ
drainageBasin	Lake Victoria ⓘ surface form: Lake Victoria basin Turkwel River ⓘ surface form: Turkwel River basin
elevation	14177 ft ⓘ 4321 m ⓘ
geologicalAge	Miocene ⓘ
hasBiodiversity	high bird diversity ⓘ high plant diversity ⓘ
hasCaldera	yes ⓘ
hasCave	Chepnyalil Cave ⓘ Kitum Cave ⓘ Makingeny Cave ⓘ Makingeny Cave ⓘ surface form: Ngwarisha Cave
hasEcosystem	afro-alpine moorland ⓘ montane forest ⓘ
hasHighestPoint	Wagagai ⓘ
hasPart	Mount Elgon National Park (Uganda) ⓘ surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ Mount Elgon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf	Kenya ⓘ Uganda ⓘ
locatedOnContinent	Africa ⓘ
mountainRange	Eastern Rift mountains (Kilimanjaro massif) ⓘ surface form: Eastern Rift mountains
partOf	East African Rift ⓘ surface form: East African Rift volcanic system
protectedBy	Mount Elgon National Park (Kenya) ⓘ Mount Elgon National Park (Uganda) ⓘ
status	extinct ⓘ
usedFor	cave exploration ⓘ hiking ⓘ mountain climbing ⓘ
volcanoType	shield volcano ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

East African Rift → contains → Mount Elgon ⓘ

Mount Elgon → locatedOn → Mount Elgon self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Wagagai

Mount Elgon → locatedOn → Mount Elgon self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Kitum Cave

Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot → contains → Mount Elgon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Elgon region

Sabaot → spokenInRegion → Mount Elgon ⓘ

Okiek people → region → Mount Elgon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Elgon region

Eastern Region of Uganda → containsPartOf → Mount Elgon ⓘ

Rift Valley Province → containsMountain → Mount Elgon ⓘ