Elgon

American

[el-gon] / ˈɛl gɒn /

noun

an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4,321 meters).

Elgon British

/ ˈɛlɡɒn /

noun

an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the Kenya-Uganda border. Height: 4321m (14 178 ft)

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Example Sentences

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He grew up in a farming family from the Mount Elgon area in western Kenya.

From BBC

This approach has been tried out in several different circumstances: before a cyclone was due to make landfall in Mozambique last March, before a hurricane brought torrential rains to Central America last October, and now, to help people move away from the landslide-prone slopes of Mount Elgon in Uganda.

From New York Times

Mrs Kitutu rose to prominence as an environmental scientist, and was involved in mapping her home region in Mt Elgon, which is prone to landslides.

From BBC

The bus was coming from the Ugandan town of Mbale and it crashed on Saturday night after crossing into Kenya on the way to the capital, Nairobi, said Rodgers Taitika, the Elgon regional police spokesman in Uganda.

From Seattle Times

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

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