Bale Mountains

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high plateau montane forest mountain mountain range national park

The Bale Mountains are a high-altitude range in southeastern Ethiopia known for their unique Afro-alpine ecosystems, endemic wildlife, and the Bale Mountains National Park.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form As subject As object
Bale Mountains National Park 4 1
Harenna Forest 2 0
Sanetti Plateau 2 0
Tullu Dimtu 2 0
southern Bale Mountains 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf high plateau →
montane forest →
mountain →
mountain range →
national park →
climate cool highland climate →
contains Bale Mountains National Park →
Harenna Forest →
Sanetti Plateau →
country Ethiopia →
Ethiopia →
ecosystemType Afro-alpine moorland →
montane forest →
montane grassland →
elevation about 4,377 metres →
fauna Bale monkey →
Ethiopian wolf →
giant mole-rat →
mountain nyala →
various endemic rodents →
flora ericaceous heath →
giant lobelia →
geologicalFeature basaltic rocks →
lava flows →
geology volcanic origin →
highestPoint Tullu Dimtu →
importantFor climate regulation →
water catchment →
IUCNCategory II →
knownFor Afro-alpine ecosystems →
biodiversity →
endemic wildlife →
high-altitude plateaus →
languageRegion Oromo →
surface form: Oromo language area
locatedIn Bale Mountains self-linksurface differs →
Bale Mountains self-linksurface differs →
Oromia Region →
southeastern Ethiopia →
Bale Mountains self-linksurface differs →
surface form: southern Bale Mountains
partOf Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot →
Ethiopian Highlands →
protectedBy Bale Mountains National Park →
region Bale Zone →
threat deforestation in Harenna Forest →
habitat loss →
overgrazing →
tourism birdwatching →
trekking →
wildlife watching →

Referenced by (6)

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

Ethiopian Highlands → contains → Bale Mountains →
this entity surface form: Bale Mountains National Park
Ethiopian wolf → foundIn → Bale Mountains →
Bale Mountains → locatedIn → Bale Mountains self-linksurface differs →
subject surface form: Bale Mountains National Park
Bale Mountains → locatedIn → Bale Mountains self-linksurface differs →
subject surface form: Harenna Forest
this entity surface form: southern Bale Mountains
Bale Mountains → locatedIn → Bale Mountains self-linksurface differs →
subject surface form: Sanetti Plateau