Q. The "Rwenzori Mountains" are located on the border between which two nations?
Answer: Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda
Notes: The Rwenzori Mountains are located on the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. It is located within eastern Equatorial Africa. The highest peak of Rwenzori Mountains is Mount Stanley which is 5109 metres above sea level. These mountains houses Virunga National Park of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwenzori Mountains National Park of Uganda. European exploration of Africa termed Ruwenzori Mountains as the Mountains of Moon because of its permanently ice-capped and glaciated upper regions and its mountains streams which form a source to the Nile River.
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