Ruwenzori

American  

[roo-wuhn-zawr-ee, -zohr-ee] / ˌru wənˈzɔr i, -ˈzoʊr i /

noun

1. a mountain group in central Africa between Lake Albert and Lake Edward: sometimes identified with Ptolemy's “Mountains of the Moon.” Highest peak, Mt. Ngaliema (Stanley), with two summits: Mt. Margherita, 16,795 feet (5,119 meters), and Mt. Alexandra, 16,726 feet (5,098 meters).

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Ruwenzori British  

/ ˌruːwɛnˈzɔːrɪ /

noun

1. a mountain range in central Africa, on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) between Lakes Edward and Albert: generally thought to be Ptolemy's "Mountains of the Moon". Highest peak: Mount Stanley, 5109 m (16 763 ft)

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Example Sentences

Beni lies at the foot of Mount Ruwenzori, which is surrounded by the well-known Virunga National Park.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2017

Formed in 1996 by a puritanical Muslim sect in the Ruwenzori mountains of western Uganda, the group recently established links with Somalia's al-Shabab militants, according to the UN.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2014

ADF, which claims links to al Qaeda, operated in the 1990s from bases in the Ruwenzori Mountains and across the frontier in the eastern Congo jungle.

From Reuters • Oct. 28, 2013

This book’s title refers to the nickname of the Ruwenzori Mountains in central Africa, where Louise ultimately travels to pay off a troubling psychic debt.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2012

The return journey, made as far as Lake Victoria Nyanza over unknown ground, resulted in the discovery of Mount Ruwenzori, a snow-clad peak under the Equator, estimated to be seventeen thousand feet high.

From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.