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Mitumba Mountains
Monts Mitumba
View from Mount Kahuzi
Highest point
PeakMount Kahuzi
Elevation3,308 m (10,853 ft)
Coordinates2°14′57″S 28°41′28″E / 2.249216°S 28.691139°E / -2.249216; 28.691139
Geography
Mitumba Mountains is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mitumba Mountains
Mitumba Mountains
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Kivu

The Mitumba Mountains stretch along the Western Rift Valley in Eastern Congo (DRC), west of Lake Tanganyika and Lake Kivu. The two main peaks, Mount Kahuzi (3,308 m) and Mount Biéga (2,790 m) are dormant volcanoes. The northern portion of the range is also known as the Itombwe Mountains or Itombwe Plateau.[1]

Ecology

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Most of the mountain range is in the Albertine Rift montane forests ecoregion. At lower elevations, the montane forests transition to lowland rain forests at the northern end of the range, to forest–savanna mosaic in the central portion of the range, and miombo woodlands to the south.[2]

Gambeya gorungosana and Syzygium guineense are characteristic trees of the primary or mature montane forests. Macaranga kilimandscharica, Neoboutonia macrocalyx, and Xymalos monospora are trees typical of secondary forests, which regrow in areas cleared by wind or human disturbance.[3]

Protected areas

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Kahuzi-Biéga National Park covers a portion of the mountains, including mounts Kahuzi and Biéga.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Moeyersons, Jan & Trefois, Philippe & Nahimana, Louis & Ilunga, L. & Vandecasteele, Ine & Byizigiro, Rutazuyaza Vaillant & Sadiki, S.. (2009). River and landslide dynamics on the western Tanganyika rift border, Uvira, D.R. Congo: Diachronic observations and a GIS inventory of traces of extreme geomorphologic activity. Natural Hazards. 53. 291-311. 10.1007/s11069-009-9430-z.
  2. ^ "Kahuzi-Biega National Park". DOPA Explorer. Accessed 22 March 2022
  3. ^ a b Masumbuko, N. C., Habiyaremye, M. F., & Lejoly, J. (2012). Woody climbing plants influence the structure of the mountain forest in the kahuzi-biega national park, DR congo. Regional Environmental Change, 12(4), 951-959. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10113-012-0309-2


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Dendrosenecio

Rwenzori Mountains on the Uganda–Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border, the Virunga Mountains on the borders of Rwanda, Uganda and the DRC, and Mitumba Mountains

Kibara Mountains

the west of the Kibara mountains. The Lufira River separates them from the Mitumba Mountains to the east. The Kibara mountains have an average elevation

Great Rift Valley

branch is bordered by some of the highest mountains in Africa, including the Virunga Mountains, Mitumba Mountains, and Ruwenzori Range. Much of this area

Eastern Rift mountains

The mountains are related to the East African Rift, and are in two chains. The Western Rift includes the Virunga Mountains, Mitumba Mountains, and the

Bushi (region)

Congo, primarily within the South Kivu province. It lies along the Mitumba Mountains and includes the administrative territories of Walungu, Kabare, Kalehe

Kamanyola

from the prefecture of Cyangugu in Rwanda; to the northwest are the Mitumba Mountains; to the south is the Luvinvi River, which acts as a boundary with

Ruzizi Plain

Ruzizi, Swahili: Bonde la Ruzizi) is a valley situated between the Mitumba mountain chain and the Ruzizi River. It serves as a natural border, separating

Congo Basin

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