Virunga Mountains

Summary

Virunga Mountains is a mountain range^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Virunga Mountains is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo^[3].
• Virunga Mountains is in the country of Rwanda^[4].
• Virunga Mountains is in the country of Uganda^[5].
• Virunga Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[6].
• Virunga Mountains is made of volcanic rock^[7].
• Virunga Mountains is part of Great Rift Valley^[8].
• Virunga Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Virunga Mountains^[9].
• Virunga Mountains's highest point is recorded as Mount Karisimbi^[10].
• Virunga Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -1.4291666666667, 'lon': 29.548333333333}^[11].
• Virunga Mountains's official website is recorded as http://virunga.org/^[12].
• Virunga Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Virunga Mountains^[13].
• Virunga Mountains's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[14].
• Virunga Mountains's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Virunga Mountains's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Virunga Mountains's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+80'}^[17].
• Virunga Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4507'}^[18].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Democratic Republic of the Congo^[3], a sovereign state^[19], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[20], founded in 1960^[21]; Rwanda^[4], a sovereign state^[22], in Rwanda^[23], founded in 1962^[24]; and Uganda^[5], a sovereign state^[25], in Uganda^[26], founded in 1962^[27]. Virunga Mountains is part of Great Rift Valley^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Virunga Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4507'}^[18]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+80'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Virunga Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[6].

Why It Matters

Virunga Mountains ranks in the top 3% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]