East African Plateau

Region(s):	Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda
Parent Range:	Great African Rift Valley
Max. Elevation:	5 895 m / 19 341 ft
Geology:	Tectonic, Volcanic
Average Length:	869 miles / 1 400 km
Average Width:	1 000 miles / 621 km

Range Name(s):	East African Plateau
Max. Elevation:	5 895 m / 19 341 ft
Region(s):	Africa
Location:	Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda
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Parent Range:	Great African Rift Valley

Geology:	Tectonic, Volcanic
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Average Length:	869 miles / 1 400 km
Average Width:	1 000 miles / 621 km
Nearst Airport(s):	Lusaka Internationalairport (LUN), Eldoret International Airport (EDL), Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi (NBO), Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), Entebbe Airport (EBB)
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National Park(s):	Mt. Kilimanjaro national park, Mt. Kenya National Park, Arusha National Park, Meru National Park, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Mahale Mountains National Park, Mikumi National Park

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Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda

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The highest and most popular peaks of Africa are all located here: Mount Meru, Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro. Climbing on that peaks is part of many alpine programs, including the "7 Summits", "7 volcanoes" and so on.
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The fracture of Great Rift Valley passes through the plateau, whereby it has a numerous types of landscape – valleys, plains, tablelands and depression. The present-known mountains and volcanoes - Mount Meru, Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro – all located in the northern part of plateau. In addition, here is the largest African Lake Victoria, and in the centre - Crater Highlands Ngorongoro caldera.
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Located in the south-east of the African mainland, in the eastern part of Central Africa.
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