The slopes of Mt. Sabyinyo are a habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla.[3][4] The mountain carries the local nickname "Old Man's Teeth," because its serrated summit resembles worn teeth in a gum line (in contrast to the perfect conical summits of the adjacent mountains in this range).[5]
The peaks of Mountain Sabyinyo,[6] can be easily done and accessed and trekked along the foothills from the side of Mgahinga National park. in Uganda.
The sign marking the border tripoint at the summit of Mount Sabyinyo.
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mount, sabyinyo, sabyinyo, derived, from, kinyarwanda, word, iryinyo, meaning, tooth, also, sabyinyo, sabyinio, extinct, volcano, eastern, africa, virunga, mountains, oldest, volcano, range, north, east, lake, kivu, african, great, lakes, west, lake, bunyonyi,. Mount Sabyinyo Sabyinyo is derived from the Kinyarwanda word Iryinyo meaning tooth also Sabyinyo Sabyinio is an extinct volcano in eastern Africa in the Virunga Mountains Mount Sabyinyo is the oldest volcano of the range It is north east of Lake Kivu one of the African Great Lakes and west of Lake Bunyonyi in Uganda The summit of the mountain at 3 669 metres 12 037 ft 2 marks the intersection of the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC Rwanda and Uganda and holds religious significance to local tribes It also is within the adjoining national parks established by these countries Virunga National Park in the DRC the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda Mount SabyinyoSabyinyo from the southHighest pointElevation3 669 m 12 037 ft Prominence1 045 m 3 428 ft Coordinates01 24 S 29 36 E 1 400 S 29 600 E 1 400 29 600GeographyMount SabyinyoLocation in Rwanda on the DRC Rwanda Uganda borderShow map of RwandaMount SabyinyoMount Sabyinyo Uganda Show map of UgandaLocationDemocratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda UgandaParent rangeVirunga MountainsGeologyMountain typeStratovolcanoLast eruptionPleistocene 1 The slopes of Mt Sabyinyo are a habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla 3 4 The mountain carries the local nickname Old Man s Teeth because its serrated summit resembles worn teeth in a gum line in contrast to the perfect conical summits of the adjacent mountains in this range 5 The peaks of Mountain Sabyinyo 6 can be easily done and accessed and trekked along the foothills from the side of Mgahinga National park in Uganda The sign marking the border tripoint at the summit of Mount Sabyinyo References edit Sabinyo Global Volcanism Program Smithsonian Institution Retrieved 2016 09 13 kawlaw 2019 02 15 Mount Sabyinyo Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Hiking Mount Sabyinyo Achieve Gorilla Tours Retrieved 2023 03 04 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking and Mount Sabinyo hiking safari Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 2020 08 26 Retrieved 2022 03 02 Mount Sabinyo Mgahinga National Park Retrieved 2022 03 02 Briggs Philip 2013 Uganda Bradt Travel Guides Bradt p 268 ISBN 9781841624679 Retrieved 14 September 2016 5 days Volcano hike Mgahinga Muhabura and Sabyinyo Sabyinyo Mountain Hike External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Sabyinyo Encyclopaedia Britannica entry National Geographic photo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mount Sabyinyo amp oldid 1197786749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
