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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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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 • Apr. 6, 2023

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

Between 1962 and 1965 he had been stationed in eastern Uganda, on the slopes of Mount Elgon, inspecting cattle for diseases.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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