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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]

Mitumba Mountains
Monts Mitumba
Mitumba Mountains
Highest point
Peak	Mount Kahuzi
Elevation	3,308 m (10,853 ft)
Coordinates	2.249216°S 28.691139°E / -2.249216; 28.691139
Geography
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province	South Kivu

Ecology

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]

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

Protected areas

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

References

На других языках

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[de] Mitumba-Gebirge

Das Mitumba-Gebirge befindet sich im Südosten der Demokratischen Republik Kongo. Es ragt bis zu 1.735 m hoch auf und ist Teil des Großen Afrikanischen Grabenbruchs.

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- [en] Mitumba Mountains

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[fr] Monts Mitumba

Les monts Mitumba sont une chaîne volcanique au sud de la vallée du Grand Rift, bordée à l'est par les lacs Tanganyika et Kivu en République démocratique du Congo, au nord par les montagnes des Virunga qui font office de frontière entre le Congo, le Rwanda et l'Ouganda. Les deux sommets principaux, le mont Kahuzi (3 308 m) et le mont Biéga (2 790 m) sont des volcans éteints.

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[it] Monti Mitumba

I Monti Mitumba sono una catena vulcanica dell'Africa centro meridionale, posta a sud della Rift Valley che si estende per circa 1.500 km.

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[ru] Митумба

Миту́мба (англ. Mitumba Mountains) — горный хребет в центральной части Восточно-Африканского плоскогорья, в Бурунди и восточной части Демократической Республики Конго.

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