Eastern Highlands

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geographical region mountain range

The Eastern Highlands is a mountainous region in eastern Zimbabwe and western Mozambique known for its cool climate, lush forests, and scenic peaks.

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Surface form Occurrences
Eastern Highlands mountain range 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
averageTemperatureComparedToLowlands cooler ⓘ
borderFollows Zimbabwe–Mozambique border crossings network ⓘ
surface form: Zimbabwe–Mozambique border
borders Mozambique highlands ⓘ
surface form: Mozambique Plateau
climate temperate subtropical highland climate ⓘ
contains Bvumba Forest Reserve ⓘ
surface form: Bvumba Botanical Reserve

Bvumba Mountains ⓘ
Chimanimani Mountains ⓘ
Chimanimani National Park ⓘ
Honde Valley ⓘ
Inyanga National Park ⓘ
Mutarazi Falls ⓘ
Nyanga Highlands ⓘ
surface form: Nyanga Mountains

Bvumba Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Vumba Mountains
country Mozambique ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ
drainage source region for several rivers ⓘ
ecoregion eastern Zimbabwe ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic
formsPartOf Great Escarpment of southern Africa ⓘ
geology ancient crystalline rocks ⓘ
hasCharacteristic biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
cool climate ⓘ
high rainfall ⓘ
lush forests ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ
scenic peaks ⓘ
hasEndemicSpecies Samango monkey populations ⓘ
various montane bird species ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Nyangani ⓘ
highestPointElevation 2593 metres ⓘ
knownFor birdwatching ⓘ
coffee plantations ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
tea plantations ⓘ
trout fishing ⓘ
landUse commercial forestry ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Zimbabwe ⓘ
western Mozambique ⓘ
near Mutare NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Mozambique highlands ⓘ
Manicaland Province ⓘ
surface form: Zimbabwe Eastern Highlands
regionOf Manicaland Province ⓘ
tourismActivity eco-tourism ⓘ
mountain climbing ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ
vegetationType grassland ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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eastern Zimbabwe → contains → Eastern Highlands ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern Zimbabwe
Manicaland Province → contains → Eastern Highlands ⓘ
Mount Nyangani → locatedIn → Eastern Highlands ⓘ
Mount Nyangani → mountainRange → Eastern Highlands ⓘ
Nyanga National Park → mountainRange → Eastern Highlands ⓘ
Bvumba Mountains → partOf → Eastern Highlands ⓘ
Mount Nyangani → partOf → Eastern Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Highlands mountain range
Nyanga Highlands → partOf → Eastern Highlands ⓘ
Gairezi River system → region → Eastern Highlands ⓘ
Pungwe River system → sourceRegion → Eastern Highlands ⓘ