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Structurally, the geology of Uganda is strongly influenced by fold belts and shear zones, as well as the East Africa Rift related crustal downwarping in the Pleistocene that formed Lake Victoria. The Aswa Shear Zone is one example of several Neoproterozoic shear zones in Precambrian rocks, running for 300 kilometers on a northwestern trend.
A satellite map of Uganda. A topographic map of Uganda. Area: [3] total: 241,551 square kilometres (93,263 sq mi) land: 200,523 square kilometres (77,422 sq mi) water: 41,028 square kilometres (15,841 sq mi) Area comparative. Australia comparative: slightly larger than Victoria; Canada comparative: slightly less than half the size of the Yukon
Name Elevation Location Last eruption meters feet Coordinates; Bufumbira: 2440: 8005: Holocene Bunyaruguru Field: 1554: 5098: Holocene Mount Elgon: 4321: 14,178: Fort Portal Field
Rwenzori in larger geographical context Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley is the highest point in the range.. The mountains formed about three million years ago in the late Pliocene epoch and are the result of an uplifted block of crystalline rocks including gneiss, amphibolite, granite and quartzite.
This is a list of mountains in Uganda. [1] Mount Elgon Lake Bujuku in the Rwenzori range. Mount Elgon (4,321 m) Mount Gahinga (3,474 m) Mount Kadam (3,063 m) Mount ...
Tororo Rock is a rock formation located in the town of Tororo in the Eastern Region of Uganda. [1] It serves as the defining feature of the town. It is also a tourist attraction being climbable in around an hour. The climb involves four ladders up the last sections but the walk does not require any skill.
Geology of Uganda (1 C, 4 P) Grasslands of Uganda (2 P) L. ... Pages in category "Geography of Uganda" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Pages in category "Geology of Uganda" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...