Thabana Ntlenyana. Thabana Ntlenyana is the highest mountain in southern Africa. It stands 3,482 metres (11,424??ft) tall within the Maloti Mountains that crest Lesotho. The peak's name means "beautiful little mountain" in the Sesotho language, from thaba (mountain), the diminutive -na, ntle (beautiful), and yana. Thabana Ntlenyana is ranked 11th in the world by topographic isolation.
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Mount Kenya. Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa. Located about 150 km north-northeast of the capital Nairobi and just 16.5 kilometres south of the equator, the mountain's highest peaks are Batian, Nelion, and Point Lenana. Historically situated in the former Eastern and Central provinces, the massif now serves as the intersection of Meru, Embu, Kirinyaga, Nyeri, and Tharaka Nithi counties. The area was officially gazetted as the Mount Kenya National Park in 1949 and was later designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 for its outstanding natural beauty and ecological significance. Today, the park and its surrounding forest reserve are managed by the Kenya Wildlife Service and the Kenya Forest Service as a critical sanctuary for endangered species and a primary water tower for the region.
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Mount Richard-Molard. Mount Richard-Molard, also known as Mount Nimba is a mountain along the border of Guinea, Ivory Coast and Liberia in West Africa. The summit is on the border of Guinea and Ivory Coast and at 1,752??m (5,748??ft) is the highest peak for both countries. The mountain is part of the Guinea Highlands, which straddles the borders between the three countries. The nearest major settlements are the town Yekepa in Liberia and the towns of Bossou and N'Zoo in Guinea.
mountainGuineaIvory Coast
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Mount Nyangani. Mount Nyangani is the highest mountain in Zimbabwe at 2,592 metres or 8,504 feet. The mountain is located within Nyanga National Park in Nyanga District, about 110??km (68??mi) north-northeast of Mutare. The summit lies atop a small outcrop of rock around 40 metres or 130 feet above the surrounding area. The remainder of the peak is a broad moor of mainly rolling hills and plateau with an area of about 8??km2. The edges of this plateau then fall steeply to the east and west sides. The mountain vegetation is largely composed of heath around the summit plateau with evergreen forest along the wetter eastern slopes and grassland to the western side. Annual rainfall totals are high but long spells of dry weather occur during the winter period of May to August. Due to its relatively low elevation and tropical location, snowfall is very rare; the last recorded snowfall occurred in August 1935.
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Mount Afadja. Mount Afadja, known as Afadjato to the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo, is one of the highest mountains in Ghana. The summit is located in the Volta Region, near the border with Togo, close to the villages of Liati Wote and Gbledi Gbogame in the Afadjato South District and Hohoe Municipality, respectively. It is about 178 kilometers (111??mi) northeast of Accra, and 178 kilometers (111??mi) northwest of Lom??. Part of the Agumatsa sub-range of the West Africa Mountains, its summit is often cited at 885 metres (2,904??ft) above sea level, but in reality is only 587 metres (1,926??ft). The summit of Mount Aduadu lies 3.5 kilometers (2??mi) to the east, while Ghana's highest peak, Leklata, lies about 4.6 kilometers to the east.
mountainGhana
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Mont Bengou??. Mont Bengou?? is the highest mountain in Gabon. Mont Bengou?? is located in the Ogoou??-Ivindo Province, at an elevation of 1,070 m.
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Mount Karisimbi. Mount Karisimbi is a stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. At 4,507 metres (14,787??ft), Karisimbi is the highest of the eight major 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, Bisoke to the east and Nyiragongo to the west, on the other side of the Rift Valley. Karisimbi is the 11th highest mountain of Africa and ranked 61st by prominence.
Dem. Rep. of CongoRwanda
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Ras Dashen. Ras Dashen is the highest mountain in Ethiopia. Located in the Simien Mountains National Park in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, it reaches an elevation of 4,550 metres (14,930??ft).
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Emlembe. Emlembe is the highest mountain in the African country of Eswatini. It is located in the east uKhahlamba mountain range, on the border with South Africa. It is located in the South African province of Mpumalanga and the Swazi province of Hhohho.
EswatiniSouth Africa
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Emba Soira. Emba Soira is the highest mountain in Eritrea. Rising 3,018 metres (9,902??ft) above sea level, it is part of the Eritrean Highlands, one side of the Great Rift Valley which cuts through Eritrea and joins the Red Sea. The mountain is situated in the southeastern part of the Debub (Southern) administrative region in central Eritrea.
Eritrea
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Mount Elbrus. Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe. It is a dormant stratovolcano rising 5,642??m (18,510??ft) above sea level, and is the highest volcano in Eurasia, as well as the tenth-most prominent peak in the world. It is situated in the southern Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in the western extension of Ciscaucasia, and is the highest peak of the Caucasus Mountains.
RussiaAsiaEurope
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Mount Kibo. highest mountain in the Kilimanjaro massif
Tanzania
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Mount Catherine. Mount Saint Catherine is the highest mountain in Egypt. It is located near the town of Saint Catherine in the South Sinai Governorate.
Egypt
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Mont Ngaoui. Mont Ngaoui is the highest mountain in the Central African Republic. It is located on the border with Cameroon and has a summit elevation of 1,410 metres (4,626??ft).
CameroonCentral African Rep.
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Pico do Fogo. Pico do Fogo is an active stratovolcano located on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, rising to 2,829 metres (9,281??ft) above sea level. The main cone last erupted in 1680, causing mass emigration from the island. A subsidiary vent erupted in 1995. The only deadly eruption was in 1847 when earthquakes killed several people.
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Mount Cameroon. Mount Cameroon is an active stratovolcano in the Southwest Region of Cameroon next to the city of Buea near the Gulf of Guinea. Mount Cameroon is also known as Cameroon Mountain or Fako or by its indigenous name Mongo ma Ndemi. Mount Cameroon is ranked 22nd by topographic isolation.
Cameroon
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Mount Heha. Mount Heha is the highest mountain in Burundi and the highest point in the Burundi Highlands mountain range. It is located in the Bujumbura Rural province of Burundi and it lies approximately 20??km to the east of Lake Tanganyika and about 30??km to the southeast of Bujumbura, the largest city and former capital of Burundi.
Burundi
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Mount Tenakourou. Mount Tenakourou is the highest point in Burkina Faso. It is a hill situated on the border of the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso and the Sikasso Region of the country of Mali, not far from the source of the Black Volta. It has an elevation of 747 metres (2,451??ft). The hill is part of Burkina Faso's South-Western Paleozoic sandstone massif and was formed through the incline of the country's Central Plateau. The surrounding terrain is relatively flat and around 400 metres (1,312??ft) high.
Burkina FasoMali
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Mousa Ali. Mousa Ali is a 2,021 metres (6,631??ft) stratovolcano located on the tri-point of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. The volcano is the highest point in Djibouti. The volcano's summit is truncated by a caldera, which contains rhyolitic lava domes and lava flows. The last known eruption occurred before the Holocene epoch.
DjiboutiEritreaEthiopia
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Otse Hill. Otse Hill is a peak often cited as the highest point of Botswana, with a reported altitude of 1,491??metres (4,891??feet). It is located in the village of Otse, South-East District. Its highest cell on SRTM data is 1,486 meters - 4875 feet. The 1999 Department of Surveys and Mapping (Gaborone) 1:50,000 scale topographic map shows a "trigonometrical station" on the Otse Peak summit with an elevation of 1,491 meters - 4892 feet.
Botswana
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Mont Sokbaro. Mont Sokbaro is a mountain that is mostly cited as the highest point of Benin, with an elevation of 658 metres (2,159??ft). This designation is contested, as SRTM readings at coordinates 10??17???22???N 1??32???38???E give an elevation of 672 metres (2,205??ft). This is a location 2.5 kilometres (1.6??mi) southeast of Kotoponga.
BeninTogo
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Pico Basil??. Pico Basil??, located on the island of Bioko, is the tallest mountain of Equatorial Guinea. With an elevation of 3,011 metres, it is the summit of the largest and highest of three overlapping basaltic shield volcanoes which form the island. From the summit, Mount Cameroon can be seen to the north-east. Pico Basil?? lies close to the city of Malabo. The very top is used as a broadcast transmitting station for RTVGE and microwave relay station for various communication networks.
Equatorial Guinea
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Mount Moco. Mount Moco, at 2,620 metres (8,600??ft), is the highest mountain in Angola. It is located in Huambo Province in the western part of the country, 70 kilometres (43??mi) west of the city of Huambo. Mount Moco was named one of Angola's "seven wonders" in 2014. The mountain is a destination for birdwatchers, hikers, and people participating in rappelling and paragliding.
Angola
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Mount Tahat. Mount Tahat is the highest mountain in Algeria. It sits at an elevation of 2,908 metres. Other sources indicate an elevation of 3,003 metres (9,852??ft). Tahat is also the highest peak in the Hoggar Mountains. Its nearest city is Tamanrasset which is located 56 kilometres (35??mi) to the south.
Algeria
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