Elgon
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Du Toit's torrent frog — Last seen on Kenya's Mount Elgon in 1962, this evolutionarily unique frog was part of a group of species that split off from other amphibians 70 million years ago.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2022
Around Mount Elgon successive governments have argued that, when evicting the Ogiek, they were protecting the forest and the rugged moorland above it to make way for a national park and forest reserve.
From Economist ● Jul. 14, 2016
Meanwhile Kiprotich was all smiles, still struggling to comprehend that his journey from the slopes of Mount Elgon in Kapchorwa, Uganda, had ended with kissing the hot tarmac of the Mall as Olympic champion.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2012
Uganda village 'like a giant cemetery' By Peter Greste BBC News, Mount Elgon On the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda, Beatrice Kibone cries for her husband.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2010
In the evenings, as the frost-tinged night came on, the staff built fires of Elgon olive logs in the fireplaces, and the food in the dining room was horrible, in the best English tradition.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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