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RUWENZOEI AND ITS SNOAVS 



permanently at 13,000 feet. The lowest point of the lowest glacier that 

 we visited was 13,200 feet in altitude, but evidence of glacial action in 



149. THE BASE OF THE ilUBUKU GLACIEH ( 13,000 FEET) 



the valleys extended 3,000 feet lower. The thunderstorms which are ol 

 such frequent occurrence along the lower slopes of Kuwenzori do not 

 appear to mount higher than 9,000 feet. Above that altitude rain falls 



