Monte Namuli
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 3D satellite model of Monte Namuli |
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| height | 2419 m | |
| location | Zambezia Province, Mozambique | |
| Coordinates | 15 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ S , 37 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| particularities | second highest mountain in Mozambique | |
The Monte Namuli is the highest point in the Zambezia province of Mozambique . With a height of 2,419 m , it is the second highest mountain in Mozambique after Monte Binga . The Monte Namuli was discovered in August 1886 by Henry Edward O'Neill , who was British consul in Mozambique in 1879.
The Namuli massif consists of a horizontal plateau that rises 700 to 800 meters from the surrounding area. The dome of Monte Namuli rises 1,600 meters above the plateau. The area above 1200 meters measures 50 × 30 km. Monte Namuli is located 12 km northeast of Gurué and about 160 km from Mulanje in south-eastern Malawi .
The forests on Monte Namuli are an important biodiversity hotspot due to their high biodiversity of endangered animal and plant taxa . Species such as the Namuli warbler ( Apalis lynesi ) or the Vincent squirrel ( Paraxerus vincenti ) are endemic to this region.
The lower slopes of Monte Namuli are dominated by tea plantations and eucalyptus trees. The middle slopes are characterized by agricultural land. Original forests are still present in narrow corridors along rivers. The closest town is Gurué, which is the heart of Mozambique's largest tea-growing region.
literature
- Jack Vincent : The Namuli Mountains, Portuguese East Africa In: The Geographical Journal , Vol. 81, No. 4 (Apr. 1933), pp. 314-327
- Timberlake, JR, 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 PDF-Online
- Françoise Dowsett-Lemaire: Survey of birds on Namuli Mountain (Mozambique), November 2007, with notes on vegetation and mammals . PDF online
- S. van Noort et al .: New records of Ficus (Moraceae) species emphasize the conservation significance of inselbergs in Mozambique In: South African Journal of Botany 73 (2007) 642–649 PDF, online