9°S 34°E / 9°S 34°E / -9; 34 The Albertine Rift is the western branch of the East African Rift, covering parts of Uganda, the Democratic Republic of...
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The Albertine Rift montane forests (French: Forêts montagnardes du Rift Albertin) is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in east-central Africa...
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ecoregion. The lakes of the Western or Albertine Rift, with Lake Victoria, include the largest, deepest, and oldest of the Rift Valley Lakes. They are also referred...
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the Albertine Rift from Lake Albert in the north, past Lake Edward and on towards the north end of Lake Kivu. The divide crosses the Albertine rift along...
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branches are called the Western Rift Valley and the Eastern Rift Valley. The Western Rift, also called the Albertine Rift, is bordered by some of the highest...
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thousand hills"). They are part of the Albertine Rift Mountains that flank the Albertine branch of the East African Rift, which runs from north to south along...
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Mozambique. The Western Rift Valley includes the Albertine Rift, and farther south, the valley of Lake Malawi. The rift also continues offshore from the coast of...
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eastern Africa Lake Tanganyika, part of Albertine Rift Lake Vostok, in Antarctica, may have formed in a rift setting Þingvallavatn, in Iceland Lakes portal...
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Tanganyika, second by both measures, is in the Albertine Rift, the westernmost arm of the active East African Rift. Lake Superior in North America, the largest...
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follows the East African Rift from the Red Sea to Zimbabwe, with the largest areas in the Ethiopian Highlands, the Albertine Rift Mountains of Uganda, Rwanda...
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Virunga National Park (category Albertine Rift montane forests)
Virunga National Park is a national park in the Albertine Rift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1925...
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Saxe-Hildburghausen (1713–1761) Albertine, Baroness Staël von Holstein (1797-1838) Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift Albertine Brothers, a Catholic...
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cover a wide range of elevations. The mountain gorilla inhabits the Albertine Rift montane cloud forests of the Virunga Volcanoes, ranging in altitude...
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to the highland Albertine Rift montane forests, which cover the mountains lining the Albertine Rift, a branch of the East African Rift system. The World...
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mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Karisimbi is flanked by Mikeno to the north...
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the Congo River. The Albertine Rift mountains bound the Congo Basin on the east, and are home to the neighboring Albertine Rift montane forests ecoregion...
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Volcanoes National Park (category Albertine Rift montane forests)
Volcanoes National Park is a national park in northwestern Rwanda. It covers 160 km2 (62 sq mi) of rainforest and encompasses five of the eight volcanoes...
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Virunga Mountains (category Albertine Rift montane forests)
mountain range is a branch of the Albertine Rift Mountains, which border the western branch of the East African Rift. They are located between Lake Edward...
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South-East Asia west of New Guinea, the Andes, much of China and India, the Albertine Rift, West Africa, Mesoamerica, and the Atlantic Forests of Brazil. The results...
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These mountains are part of the Albertine Rift Mountains that flank the Albertine branch of the East African Rift. This branch runs from north to south...
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Kabale Districts of South-Western Uganda. The Echuya is located in the Albertine Rift region recognized as an important eco-region. The Batwa are believed...
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (category Albertine Rift montane forests)
Congo border next to the Virunga National Park and on the edge of the Albertine Rift. Composed of 321 km2 (124 sq mi) of both montane and lowland forest...
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according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). By major habitat type: Albertine Rift montane forests Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic Ruwenzori-Virunga...
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Queen Elizabeth National Park (category Albertine Rift montane forests)
Queen Elizabeth National Park is a national park in the Western Region of Uganda. Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) spans the districts of Kasese, Kamwenge...
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(EARS), comprising two separate rifts systems - the Eastern Rift Valley, and a western branch known as the Albertine Rift. Two massive domes were formed...
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is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests. It was first described in 1902. BirdLife International...
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Mount Bisoke (category Volcanoes of the Great Rift Valley)
active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. It straddles the border of Rwanda and the Democratic...
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Uganda, close to the border with Rwanda. This lake is a part of the Albertine Rift, which is well known for its biological diversity and visually striking...
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Itombwe Mountains (category Albertine Rift montane forests)
Itombwe mountains are a section of the Albertine Rift Mountains, which border the western branch of the East African Rift. These mountains extend from the Rwenzori...
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