The Albertine Rift is the western branch of the East African Rift, covering parts of Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.
It extends from the northern end of Lake Albert to the southern end of Lake Tanganyika.
The geographical term includes the valley and the surrounding mountains.[1]
9°S 34°E / 9°S 34°E / -9; 34 The AlbertineRift is the western branch of the East African Rift, covering parts of Uganda, the Democratic Republic of...
The AlbertineRift montane forests (French: Forêts montagnardes du Rift Albertin) is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in east-central Africa...
ecoregion. The lakes of the Western or AlbertineRift, with Lake Victoria, include the largest, deepest, and oldest of the Rift Valley Lakes. They are also referred...
thousand hills"). They are part of the AlbertineRift Mountains that flank the Albertine branch of the East African Rift, which runs from north to south along...
Mozambique. The Western Rift Valley includes the AlbertineRift, and farther south, the valley of Lake Malawi. The rift also continues offshore from the coast of...
branches are called the Western Rift Valley and the Eastern Rift Valley. The Western Rift, also called the AlbertineRift, is bordered by some of the highest...
eastern Africa Lake Tanganyika, part of AlbertineRift Lake Vostok, in Antarctica, may have formed in a rift setting Þingvallavatn, in Iceland Lakes portal...
Tanganyika, second by both measures, is in the AlbertineRift, the westernmost arm of the active East African Rift. Lake Superior in North America, the largest...
Virunga National Park is a national park in the AlbertineRift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1925...
follows the East African Rift from the Red Sea to Zimbabwe, with the largest areas in the Ethiopian Highlands, the AlbertineRift Mountains of Uganda, Rwanda...
and the location of river crossing points. AlbertineRift East African Rift Ethiopian Rift Valley Great Rift Valley Nile Valley (Egypt/Sudan/Ethiopia/Uganda)...
to the highland AlbertineRift montane forests, which cover the mountains lining the AlbertineRift, a branch of the East African Rift system. The World...
cover a wide range of elevations. The mountain gorilla inhabits the AlbertineRift montane cloud forests of the Virunga Volcanoes, ranging in altitude...
These mountains are part of the AlbertineRift Mountains that flank the Albertine branch of the East African Rift. This branch runs from north to south...
Saxe-Hildburghausen (1713–1761) Albertine, Baroness Staël von Holstein (1797-1838) AlbertineRift, the western branch of the East African RiftAlbertine Brothers, a Catholic...
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...
mountain range is a branch of the AlbertineRift Mountains, which border the western branch of the East African Rift. They are located between Lake Edward...
South-East Asia west of New Guinea, the Andes, much of China and India, the AlbertineRift, West Africa, Mesoamerica, and the Atlantic Forests of Brazil. The results...
active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the AlbertineRift, the western branch of the East African Rift. It straddles the border of Rwanda and the Democratic...
high volcanic activity and the western branch (sometimes called the AlbertineRift) is characterized by deeper basins, which contain lakes and sediments...
the Congo River. The AlbertineRift mountains bound the Congo Basin on the east, and are home to the neighboring AlbertineRift montane forests ecoregion...
mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of AlbertineRift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Karisimbi is flanked by Mikeno to the north...
Kibale National Park is a national park in western Uganda, protecting moist evergreen rainforest. It is 766 square kilometres (296 sq mi) in size and ranges...
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...
Kabale Districts of South-Western Uganda. The Echuya is located in the AlbertineRift region recognized as an important eco-region. The Batwa are believed...
Congo border next to the Virunga National Park and on the edge of the AlbertineRift. Composed of 321 km2 (124 sq mi) of both montane and lowland forest...