Rwenzori Mountains

E65095

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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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Rwenzori Mountains canonical	29
Ruwenzori Mountains	2
Ruwenzori Mountains foothills	2
Rwenzori Mountains region	1
Rwenzori Range	1
Rwenzori central massif	1
Rwenzori high peaks	1

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 ⓘ surface form: Congo River basin Nile Basin ⓘ surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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 Stanley ⓘ surface form: Mount Speke
partOf	Albertine Rift ⓘ East African Rift ⓘ surface form: East African Rift system Rwenzori Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Rwenzori Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Rwenzori Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 (37)

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

Uganda → highestPointOn → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Afromontane forests → foundIn → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ruwenzori Mountains

Virunga National Park → contains → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ruwenzori Mountains foothills

Virunga National Park → highestPoint → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ruwenzori Mountains foothills

Margherita Peak → locatedIn → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rwenzori Range

Margherita Peak → mountainRange → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Margherita Peak → isHighestPointOf → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Rwenzori Mountains → partOf → Rwenzori Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Mount Stanley

Rwenzori Mountains → highestPointOf → Rwenzori Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Mount Stanley

Rwenzori Mountains → partOf → Rwenzori Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Rwenzori Mountains National Park

Rwenzori Mountains → partOf → Rwenzori Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Virunga National Park

this entity surface form: Rwenzori Mountains region

Queen Elizabeth National Park → borderedBy → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Albertine Rift → contains → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot → contains → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ruwenzori Mountains

Albertine Rift Mountains → contains → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

J. Petigax → locatedIn → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Margherita Peak

C. Ollier → expeditionLocation → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Nyakalengija → locatedNear → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Mount Luigi di Savoia → locatedIn → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Mount Luigi di Savoia → mountainRange → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Mount Luigi di Savoia → partOf → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rwenzori central massif

Mountains of the Moon → alsoKnownAs → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Lake George → locatedNear → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Kasese → locatedNear → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Kasese → gatewayTo → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Southwestern Uganda → hasMountainRange → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Mount Stanley → locatedIn → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Mount Stanley → highestPointOf → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Mount Stanley → mountainRange → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Rwenzori Mountains National Park → locatedIn → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Rwenzori Mountains National Park → mountainRange → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Mount Emin → locatedIn → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Mount Emin → mountainRange → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Mount Gessi → locatedIn → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Mount Gessi → mountainRange → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

Mount Gessi → isPartOf → Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rwenzori high peaks