Ruwenzori Range
The Rwenzori are a range of mountains in eastern equatorial Africa, located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The highest peak of the Ruwenzori reaches 5,109 metres, and the range's upper regions are permanently snow-capped and glaciated.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 4,089 metres
- Description: mountain range of eastern equatorial Africa
- Also known as: “Monts de la Lune”, “Mount Ruwenzori”, “Mountains of the Moon”, “Ruwenzori Mountains”, “Rwenzori Mountains”, “Rwenzoris”, and “The Rain Maker”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rwenzori Mountains National Park and Margherita Peak.
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Rwenzori Mountains National Park is a Ugandan national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Rwenzori Mountains. Almost 1,000 km2 in size, the park has Africa's third highest mountain peak and many waterfalls, lakes, and glaciers.
Margherita Peak
Peak
Photo: El.Sarmiento, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Margherita Peak is situated 3 km west of Ruwenzori Range.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rwenzori–Virunga montane moorlands.
Rwenzori–Virunga montane moorlands
Locality
Photo: FatAlbert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ruwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion of the Rwenzori Mountains and Virunga Mountains in central Africa. Rwenzori–Virunga montane moorlands is situated 8 km south of Ruwenzori Range.
Ruwenzori Range
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Ruwenzori Range from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Ruwenzori Range” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Rwenzoriberge”
- Arabic: “جبال رونزوري”
- Arabic: “سلسة رونزوري الجبلية”
- Basque: “Ilargiaren mendiak”
- Basque: “Ruwenzori mendilerroa”
- Basque: “Ruwenzori”
- Basque: “Rwenzori mendiak”
- Basque: “Rwenzori”
- Belarusian: “Рувензоры”
- Belarusian: “Рувэнзоры”
- Bengali: “রুয়ানযোরি পর্বতমালা”
- Bulgarian: “Рувензори”
- Catalan: “Muntanyes Ruwenzori”
- Catalan: “Muntanyes Rwenzori”
- Catalan: “Ruwenzori”
- Cebuano: “Massif du Ruwenzori”
- Chinese: “魯文佐里山脈”
- Chinese: “鲁文佐利山脉”
- Chinese: “鲁文佐里山”
- Chinese: “鲁文佐里山脉”
- Croatian: “Rwenzori”
- Czech: “Ruwenzori”
- Czech: “Rwenzori”
- Danish: “Ruwenzori”
- Danish: “Rwenzoribjergene”
- Dutch: “Ruwenzori-gebergte”
- Dutch: “Ruwenzori”
- Dutch: “Ruwenzorigebergte”
- Dutch: “Ruwenzorimassief”
- Dutch: “Rwenzori Mountains”
- Dutch: “Rwenzori-gebergte”
- Dutch: “Rwenzorigebergte”
- Esperanto: “Montoj Ruvenzori”
- Esperanto: “Ruvenzori”
- Esperanto: “Ruwenzori-montaro”
- Esperanto: “Ruwenzori”
- Estonian: “Ruwenzori mäed”
- Estonian: “Ruwenzori mäestik”
- Estonian: “Ruwenzori”
- Estonian: “Rwenzori mäed”
- Estonian: “Rwenzori mäestik”
- Estonian: “Rwenzori”
- Finnish: “Ruwenzori”
- French: “Montagnes de la Lunes”
- French: “Monts Rwenzori”
- French: “Ruwenzori”
- French: “Rwenzori”
- Ganda: “Olusozi Rwenzori”
- Georgian: “რუვენზორი”
- German: “Mondberge”
- German: “Ruwenzori-Gebirge”
- German: “Ruwenzori”
- German: “Rwenzori Mountains National Park”
- German: “Rwenzori-Mountains-Nationalpark”
- German: “Rwenzori”
- Greek: “Όρη Ρουβενζόρι”
- Greek: “Όρη της Σελήνης”
- Hebrew: “הפארק הלאומי הרי רוונזורי”
- Hebrew: “הרי רוונזורי”
- Hebrew: “רוונזורי”
- Hebrew: “רכס רוונזורי”
- Hindi: “रवेंजोरी पर्वत”
- Hungarian: “Rwenzori-hegység”
- Indonesian: “Pegunungan Rwenzori”
- Italian: “catena del Ruwenzori”
- Italian: “Catena del Ruwenzori”
- Italian: “Monte Ruwenzori”
- Italian: “Ruwenzori”
- Japanese: “ルウェンゾリ”
- Japanese: “ルウェンゾリ山”
- Japanese: “ルウェンゾリ山地”
- Japanese: “ルベンゾリ”
- Japanese: “ルベンゾリ山”
- Kinyarwanda: “Umusozi wa Rwenzori”
- Korean: “루웬조리산”
- Ladin: “Crëps de Rwenzori”
- Latin: “Montes Lunae”
- Latvian: “Ruvenzori”
- Lithuanian: “Ruvenzoris”
- Low German: “Ruwenzori-Bargen”
- Low German: “Ruwenzori”
- Luba-Lulua: “bibandabanda”
- Luba-Lulua: “Mukuna wa Ruwenzori”
- Macedonian: “Рвензори”
- Macedonian: “Рувензори”
- Malagasy: “Rwenzori”
- Northern Frisian: “Ruwenzori-Berger”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ruwenzori”
- Norwegian: “Ruwenzori”
- Persian: “کوهستان روونزوری”
- Persian: “کوههای روانزوری”
- Polish: “Ruwenzori”
- Polish: “Rwenzori”
- Portuguese: “Cordilheira de Ruwenzori”
- Portuguese: “Cordilheira Ruwenzori”
- Portuguese: “Montanhas Ruwenzori”
- Portuguese: “Montes Ruvenzori”
- Portuguese: “Montes Ruwenzori”
- Portuguese: “Ruwenzori”
- Romanian: “Munții Ruwenzori”
- Romanian: “Ruwenzori”
- Russian: “Горы Рувензори”
- Russian: “Лунные горы”
- Russian: “Рвензори”
- Russian: “Рувензори”
- Serbian: “Рувензори”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Rwenzori”
- Slovak: “Ruwenzori”
- Slovak: “Rwenzori”
- Slovenian: “Lunae Montes”
- Slovenian: “Lunino gorovje”
- Slovenian: “Ruvenzori”
- Slovenian: “Ruwenzori”
- Slovenian: “Rwenzori”
- Spanish: “Cordillera del Rwenzori”
- Spanish: “Montanas Ruwenzori”
- Spanish: “Montañas Ruwenzori”
- Spanish: “Montanas Rwenzori”
- Spanish: “Montañas Rwenzori”
- Spanish: “Ruwenzori”
- Spanish: “Rwenzori”
- Swahili: “Ruwenzori”
- Swahili: “Rwenzori”
- Swahili: “Safu ya Ruwenzori”
- Swedish: “Massif du Ruwenzori”
- Swedish: “Ruwenzori”
- Thai: “ทิวเขารูเวนซอรี”
- Thai: “ทิวเขารูเวนโซรี”
- Turkish: “Ruwenzori Sıradağı”
- Ukrainian: “Рувензорі”
- Venetian: “Caena del Ruwenzori”
- Vietnamese: “Dãy núi Rwenzori”
- Waray (Philippines): “Kabubkiran Ruwenzori”
- Welsh: “Mynyddoedd Ruwenzori”
- Welsh: “Mynyddoedd Rwenzori”
- Welsh: “Ruwenzori”
- Welsh: “Rwenzori”
- “Mt. Rwenzori”
- “Rwenzori mountains”
- “Rwenzori Mountains”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kibatsi and Mwenda.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Victorio Emanuele and Stuhlmann Pass.
DR Congo: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Virunga National Park, and Goma.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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