Mount Namuli
Mount Namuli | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,420 m (7,940 ft) |
Coordinates | 15°22′S 37°02′E / 15.367°S 37.033°E |
Geography | |
Location | Mozambique |
Mount Namuli is the second highest mountain in
Geography
Mount Namuli is the highest peak in the
The forests of Mount Namuli are an important biodiversity hotspot which means that they have a high biodiversity rate of threatened animals and plant taxa. Species like the Namuli apalis (Apalis lynesi) and the Vincent's bush squirrel (Paraxerus vincenti) are endemic to Mount Namuli. Other rare species are the Thyolo alethe (Alethe choloensis) and the dapple-throat (Modulatrix orostruthus) which occur elsewhere too.
The lower slopes of Mount Namuli are dominated by tea plantations. The middle slopes are agrarian oriented. Indigenous forests are confined to corridors along stream courses. The nearest town is Gurúè which is the largest tea estate of Mozambique.
History
Mount Namuli was first explored in August 1886 by
References
- ^ GrrlScientist (2 April 2024). "Hundreds Of New Species Discovered On Africa's Isolated Sky Islands". forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- The birds of Namuli, northern Mozambique: retracing Vincent's footsteps
- New records of Ficus (Moraceae) species emphasize the conservation significance of inselbergs in Mozambique PDF, online
- Jack Vincent: The Namuli Mountains, Portuguese East Africa In: The Geographical Journal, Vol. 81, No. 4 (Apr., 1933), p. 314-327
- Timberlake, J.R., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Bayliss, J., Alves T., Baena, S., Bento, C., Cook, K., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Smith, P. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Mt Namuli, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. 114 p. [1]