Ruwenzori

[ roo-wuhn-zawr-ee, -zohr-ee ]

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).

Ruwenzori

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Since we left Kabbarega we travelled along the base of the snowy range Ruwenzori.

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The great equatorial mountains Kilimanjaro and Ruwenzori show signs of a former extension of glaciers.

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We were within 200 yards from the foot of the Ruwenzori range.

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Between this point and the Ruwenzori range lies the deep sunken valley of the Semliki, from twelve to twenty-five miles wide.

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Ruwenzori was now known as Virika by the Awamba of this district.

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