Mount Gurage

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Mount Gurage is mountain located in central Ethiopia. It is the highest point in both the Gurage Zone and the entire Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region. It has a latitude and longitude of 8°17′N 38°23′E / 8.283°N 38.383°E / 8.283; 38.383Coordinates: 8°17′N 38°23′E / 8.283°N 38.383°E / 8.283; 38.383 and an elevation of 3719 meters above sea level.[1]

Mount Gurage is described as part of an upwarped massif, which overlooks the Rift Valley. This massif is composed of layers of silicic lavas and tuffs, except for the summit line which is hidden by the Rift Valley tuffs.[2] It forms part of the divide separating the drainage basins of the Awash and Omo rivers.

References

  1. ↑ Elevation per Ethiopian Mapping Authority. 2010 National Statistics (Abstract): climate, Table A.1. Central Statistical Agency website (accessed 18 March 2011)
  2. ↑ "Local History in Ethiopia", The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 17 March 2011)
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