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Itombwe Mountains
Miki, on the plateau of Itombwe
Highest point
Elevation3,475 m (11,401 ft)
Coordinates3°30′0″S 28°55′0″E / 3.50000°S 28.91667°E / -3.50000; 28.91667
Geography
Itombwe Mountains is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Itombwe Mountains
Itombwe Mountains
Democratic Republic of the Congo
LocationSouth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Itombwe Mountains (or Itombwe Massif, Plateau) are a range of mountains in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They run along the west shore of the northern part of Lake Tanganyika. They contain a vast area of contiguous montane forest and are home to a rich diversity of wildlife.[1]

  1. ^ Birdlife 2011.

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Itombwe Mountains

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The Itombwe Mountains (or Itombwe Massif, Plateau) are a range of mountains in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)....

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Itombwe

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Itombwe may refer to: Itombwe Mountains, also known as the Itombwe Plateau, a plateau in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, overlooking the...

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Mitumba Mountains

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northern portion of the range is also known as the Itombwe Mountains or Itombwe Plateau. Most of the mountain range is in the Albertine Rift montane forests...

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Itombwe owl

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The Itombwe owl (Tyto prigoginei) is a species of owl in the barn owl family, Tytonidae. It is restricted to a small area in the Albertine Rift montane...

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Albertine Rift

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to south the mountains include the Lendu Plateau, Rwenzori Mountains, Virunga Mountains and Itombwe Mountains. The Ruwenzori mountains have been identified...

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List of highest mountain peaks of Africa

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is not supported by SRTM data Within the Itombwe Massif subrange Jamish Brown, Climbing in the Atlas Mountains, The Alpine Journal, 2002, pp. 81–91. Des...

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Tyto

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2018 phylogenetic study. The Andaman masked owl (Tyto deroepstorffi) and Itombwe owl (Tyto prigoginei) were not sampled. The Manus masked owl (Tyto manusi)...

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Itombwe Nature Reserve

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The Itombwe Nature Reserve is a protected area in the Itombwe Mountains of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The reserve covers 6,009.10 square...

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Albertine owlet

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owlet is known from just a few specimens, two were collected in the Itombwe Mountains (two specimens) and two more in forest west of Lake Edward at 1,100 m...

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Hyperolius diaphanus

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Democratic Republic of the Congo and is known from near the Itombwe Mountains and the mountains to the west of Lake Kivu. Limits of its range are not clear...

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Callixalus

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found in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (including the Itombwe Mountains) and western Rwanda. It is sometimes known as the African painted...

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Phrynobatrachus asper

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species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Itombwe Mountains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. This little known...

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African pipit

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A. c. latistriatus F.J.Jackson, 1899 – seasonal vagrant from its Itombwe Mountains breeding range A. c. winterbottomi Clancey, 1985 – highlands of Malawi...

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Kaziba Chiefdom

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constitute its limits with the Ngweshe Chiefdom, and to the west by the Itombwe Mountains and Lake Lungwa, separating it from the Luindi Chiefdom and Burhinyi...

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Amietia ruwenzorica

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including the eponymous Rwenzori Mountains on the Uganda/DRC border as well as Kabobo Plateau and Itombwe Mountains in DRC. Adult males can grow to 71 mm...

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Namoya Mine

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north of the RP1121 highway. It is south of Mount Mutumba in the Itombwe Mountains. Namoya Airport and Namoya towm are to the south of the mine. The...

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Elila River

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reaches there are rolling grasslands to the south of the river, but the Itombwe Mountains to the north are rugged, covered by rainforest except where rock bluffs...

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Hyperolius leleupi

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species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to the Itombwe Mountains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. This little-known...

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Twangiza Mine

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(25 mi) south of Bukavu, east of the RN2 highway and north of the Itombwe Mountains. The mine is at the north end of the 210 kilometres (130 mi) Twangiza-Namoya...

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Uvira

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activity. The presence of the nearby Itombwe Mountains indicates the volcanic origins of the area. The mountains are part of a volcanic chain formed by...

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Lwiro shrew

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Misotshi-Kabogo highlands, an isolated region of montane forest south of the Itombwe Mountains. The only known specimen was found along a creek in a primary forest...

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Chrysobatrachus

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single species, Chrysobatrachus cupreonitens. It is endemic to the Itombwe Mountains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Chrysobatrachus cupreonitens...

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Fizi Territory

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within the Fizi territory include N'Gangya Lùlenge M'tambala Tangani'a Itombwe The capital city (chef-lieu) of the Fizi territory is called Fizi Centre...

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Hyperolius chrysogaster

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the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to the Rwenzori and northern Itombwe Mountains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are also unconfirmed...

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