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Elgon, Mount

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Elgon, Mount

An extinct volcano with a huge caldera (crater), on the borders of Kenya and Uganda, 96 km/60 mi northeast of Lake Victoria; height 4,321 m/14,178 ft. The lower slopes are intensively cultivated except on the dry northern side. The Mount Elgon National Park was created in 1968; area 16,923 ha/41,785 acres.



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Smaller fires were also reported near Mount Elgon, Mount Kenya, in the Mau Forest and in the Aberdares National Park.
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And for those who have time and money, you may explore great laces such as Kakamega Forest, Meru, Marsabit, Mount Elgon, Mount Kenya, and Shimba Hills.
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