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Mount Elgon

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

Mount Elgon , extinct volcano, central Africa, on the Kenya-Uganda border. Its highest peak is Wagagai (14,178 ft/4,321 m). The inhabitants of Mt. Elgon's densely populated lower slopes cultivate arabica coffee, tea, bananas, and millet.

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