Margherita Peak
Margherita Peak is a peak in Oicha, North Kivu and has an elevation of 5,109 metres. Margherita Peak is situated nearby to the locality Rwenzori - orotropical ericaceous forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: El.Sarmiento, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,109 metres
- Description: summit of Mount Stanley, on the Democratic Republic of the Congo–Uganda border
- Also known as: “Margharita”, “Margherita”, “Margherita Peak (Mount Stanley)”, “Mount Margherita”, and “Mount Stanley”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rwenzori Mountains National Park.
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.
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 9 km south of Margherita Peak.
Margherita Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: Oicha, North Kivu, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
0.38561° or 0° 23′ 8″ northLongitude
29.87295° or 29° 52′ 23″ eastElevation
5,109 metres (16,762 feet)Open location code
6GGF9VPF+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 633856924OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Margherita Peak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Margherita Peak”
- Chinese: “玛格丽塔峰”
- Dutch: “Margherita Peak”
- French: “Pic Marguerite (Mont Stanley)”
- French: “Pic Marguerite”
- German: “Margherita Peak”
- German: “Pic Marguerite”
- Slovenian: “Margherita Peak”
- Slovenian: “Pic Marguerite”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rwenzori - orotropical ericaceous forest and Kichuchu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glacier Margherite Nord-East and Margherite Glacier.
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