Eastern Highlands

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"Eastern Highlands" also refers to Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
"Eastern Highlands" also refers to the Great Dividing Range, Australia.
Northern part of the Eastern higlands range as seen from Nyanga town.
Northern part of the Eastern higlands range as seen from Nyanga town.

The Eastern Highlands, or East African Highlands is a mountain range in the east of Zimbabwe and one of 4 distinct physiographic divisions on the African continent. The range forms the eastern border with Mozambique. The Eastern Highlands comprise three main mountain groups - Nyanga (to the north), Bvumba (centrally situated near the city of Mutare) and Chimanimani (to the south). These regions are all sparsely populated, highland country with a cooler and wetter climate than other parts of Africa.

The East African Highlands physiographic division consists of the Great Rift Valley and Abyssinian physiographic provinces.

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