Rwenzori Mountains

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mountain range national park natural region

The Rwenzori Mountains are a snow-capped mountain range in East Africa, famed for their glaciers, unique alpine flora, and status as one of the continent’s highest and most dramatic massifs.

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Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range → national park → natural region →
climateZone	equatorial →
continent	Africa →
country	Democratic Republic of the Congo → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Uganda → Uganda →
drainage	Congo River basin → Nile basin →
elevation	5109 m →
famousPlants	giant groundsels → giant lobelias →
formsBorderBetween	Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo →
geologicalType	block-faulted mountains →
glaciersStatus	rapidly retreating →
hasGlaciers	yes →
hasSnow	yes →
highestElevation	5109 m →
highestPoint	Mount Stanley →
highestPointOf	Rwenzori Mountains →
knownFor	dramatic landscapes → glaciers → high rainfall → unique alpine flora →
locatedIn	East Africa →
nameOrigin	possibly from local term meaning "rain maker" or "cloud king" →
nearbyLake	Lake Albert → Lake Edward →
otherHighPeaks	Mount Baker → Mount Emin → Mount Gessi → Mount Luigi di Savoia → Mount Speke →
partOf	Albertine Rift → East African Rift system → Rwenzori Mountains → Rwenzori Mountains → Rwenzori Mountains region →
popularActivities	mountaineering → nature tourism → trekking →
protectedAreas	Rwenzori Mountains National Park → Virunga National Park →
rankByElevationInAfrica	third-highest mountain range in Africa →
traditionalName	Mountains of the Moon →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Rwenzori Mountains National Park →
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	natural site →
vegetationZones	afro-alpine zone → bamboo zone → heath and moorland → montane forest →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mount Stanley → Rwenzori Mountains National Park → Virunga National Park ("Rwenzori Mountains region") →	partOf
Margherita Peak → Margherita Peak ("Rwenzori Range") →	locatedIn
Queen Elizabeth National Park →	borderedBy
Virunga National Park ("Ruwenzori Mountains foothills") →	contains
Afromontane forests ("Ruwenzori Mountains") →	foundIn
Virunga National Park ("Ruwenzori Mountains foothills") →	highestPoint
Mount Stanley →	highestPointOf
Uganda →	highestPointOn
Margherita Peak →	isHighestPointOf
Margherita Peak →	mountainRange