Mountains of the Moon

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Mountains of the Moon is the traditional name for the Rwenzori Mountains, a snow-capped range in East Africa historically associated with the source of the Nile.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mountains of the Moon canonical 8
the Mountains of the Moon 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain range
alsoKnownAs Rwenzori Mountains
biodiversity endemic animal species
endemic plant species
borderBetween Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda
climate alpine climate at high elevations
contains Mount Baker
Mount Emin
Mount Gessi
Mount Luigi di Savoia
Mount Stanley
surface form: Mount Speke

Mount Stanley
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda
drainage Congo River
surface form: Congo River basin

Nile River basin
elevation 16762 ft
5109 m
firstEuropeanAscentBy Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
firstMajorClimbingExpeditionYear 1906
geology Precambrian basement rocks
highestPeak Margherita Peak NERFINISHED
highestPoint Mount Stanley
historicalAssociation source of the Nile
locatedIn Africa
Albertine Rift
East Africa
MargheritaPeakElevation 5109 m
mentionedBy Claudius Ptolemaeus
surface form: Ptolemy
nameOrigin classical antiquity geographic tradition
notableFeature cloud forests
glaciers
high rainfall
snow-capped peaks
partOf East African Rift
protectedBy Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Virunga National Park
rangeType block mountain range
region Rwenzori sub-region
surface form: Rwenzori region
tourismActivity mountaineering
trekking
wildlife viewing
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent Rwenzori Mountains National Park
vegetationZones afro-alpine zone
bamboo zone
heath and moorland
montane forest

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Referenced by (9)

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

Rwenzori Mountains traditionalName Mountains of the Moon
Mario F. Kassar produced Mountains of the Moon
Iain Glen performedIn Mountains of the Moon
Aoxomoxoa hasTrack Mountains of the Moon
Bob Rafelson notableWork Mountains of the Moon
Bob Rafelson directed Mountains of the Moon
The Eyrie locatedIn Mountains of the Moon
The Vale of Arryn borderFeature Mountains of the Moon
Gulltown nearbyRegion Mountains of the Moon
this entity surface form: the Mountains of the Moon