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Mount Kadam

Structural and Tectonic Formations

Mount Kadam rises near the eastern border of the Karamoja region of Uganda with Kenya, just north of Mount Elgon, to an elevation of about 3,063 meters. It is classified as an ultra-prominent peak, making it one of the most topographically prominent mountains on the African continent. This entity documents Mount Kadam specifically as a geological formation, an ultra-prominent peak of Uganda's Karamoja region near the Kenyan border.

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Caused By

Orogeny, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Orogeny via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Mount Kadam

In Discipline

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Mount Kadam
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Mount Kadam
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected Areas: WDPA protected areas at the location of Mount Kadam
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected AreasWDPA feature: Kadam
Quote, WDPA feature: Kadam
"desig_eng": "Forest Reserve"
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Wikidata: Mount Kadam
Wikidata Q3321899, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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