Ruwenzori

[ roo-wuh n-zawr-ee, -zohr-ee ]

/ ˌru wənˈzɔr i, -ˈzoʊr i /

noun

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 (5119 meters), and Mt. Alexandra, 16,726 feet (5098 meters).

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Ruwenzori was all the morning in sight, a bright vision of mountain beauty and glory.

In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria |Henry Morton Stanley
Between this point and the Ruwenzori range lies the deep sunken valley of the Semliki, from twelve to twenty-five miles wide.

In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria |Henry Morton Stanley
We were within 200 yards from the foot of the Ruwenzori range.

In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria |Henry Morton Stanley
This, though, is not the highest peak in the Ruwenzori cluster.

In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria |Henry Morton Stanley

Its alliance with Kuamba of western Ruwenzori is not very close.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for ruwenzori

Ruwenzori

/ (ˌruːwɛnˈzɔːrɪ) /

noun

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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