Blue_Mountains_(Congo)

Blue Mountains (Congo)

Blue Mountains (Congo)

Mountain range in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Blue Mountains (French: Monts Bleus) are a mountain range located in the northeastern Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. To the east the range overlooks Lake Albert, at the confluence of the Victoria Nile and Albert Nile, which form part of the border with Uganda.[1] The western slopes of the Blue Mountains give rise to the Ituri River, a tributary of the Congo River.[2] They reach heights of up to 2,000 meters. [3]

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    "Ugandan troops on high alert at Congo border", Reuters, 14 March 2006 (hosted by reliefweb.int)
  2. [2]
    "Rivers description of the DRC (2005-06)" by the United Nations Joint Logistics Centre, 19 October 2005
  3. [3]
    "Democratic Republic of Congo" at Encyclopedia of Nations

Further reading

  • The Blue Mountains, Zaire: population and economy of an equatorial African mountain region by B. Wiese, Kolner Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderfolge: Beitrage zur Landerkunde Afrikas. Steiner, Wiesbaden, Germany, Fed. Rep., 1979. (8)xviii, 273 p. (in German)

1.5°N 30.5°E / 1.5; 30.5

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