Nguru Mountains

E726292

mountain range

The Nguru Mountains are a biodiverse mountain range in northeastern Tanzania, forming part of the ancient Eastern Arc chain and known for their rich endemic flora and fauna.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Nguru Mountains canonical	1
Ukaguru Mountains	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range ⓘ
biodiversityHotspot	yes ⓘ
biogeographicRealm	Afrotropical realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate	tropical montane climate ⓘ
cloudCover	frequent orographic cloud formation ⓘ
conservationStatus	priority area for conservation in Eastern Arc ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Tanzania ⓘ
countryCapitalDistanceApprox	about 200 km from Dodoma region ⓘ
countryLargestCityDistanceApprox	within several hundred kilometres of Dar es Salaam ⓘ
countrySubdivision	Tanzania Mainland NERFINISHED ⓘ
drainage	tributaries of Wami River ⓘ
ecoregion	Eastern Arc forests NERFINISHED ⓘ
forestReserveExample	Mkingu Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Nguru South Forest Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ
forestType	Eastern Arc montane cloud forest ⓘ
geologicalAge	ancient crystalline mountains ⓘ
geologicalComposition	Precambrian crystalline rocks ⓘ
habitatType	lowland forest remnants ⓘ montane rainforest ⓘ submontane forest ⓘ
hasEndemism	amphibian species endemic to Nguru Mountains ⓘ bird subspecies endemic to Nguru Mountains ⓘ plant species endemic to Nguru Mountains ⓘ reptile species endemic to Nguru Mountains ⓘ
highestElevationApprox	2400 metres ⓘ
knownFor	high biodiversity ⓘ rich endemic fauna ⓘ rich endemic flora ⓘ
landUse	smallholder agriculture in lower slopes ⓘ subsistence farming in surrounding areas ⓘ
languageRegion	Swahili-speaking area ⓘ
locatedIn	Morogoro Region NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Tanzania ⓘ
mountainSystem	Eastern Arc chain NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearestMajorCity	Morogoro NERFINISHED ⓘ
orogenyType	ancient fault-block mountains ⓘ
partOf	Eastern Arc Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Arc biodiversity hotspot NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedAreaPresence	forest reserves ⓘ
rainfall	high annual rainfall ⓘ
recognizedBy	Conservation International as part of Eastern Afromontane hotspot ⓘ WWF Eastern Arc forests ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ
threat	agricultural expansion ⓘ deforestation ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Eastern Arc Mountains → hasPart → Nguru Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukaguru Mountains