CHAPTER VII. 



Formation and General Features of the 

 RuwENzoRE Range. 



Kuweuzori and the " Alhertiue Depression" — Eelatiou to the Nile Basin — • 

 Nomenclature — H.R.H.'s Map — The Six Groups of Snow Peaks — The 

 Watershed — -The Distril)ution of the Valleys — What preceding Explorers 

 saw of the Mountains — Confusion of Names and Topography — Altimetric 

 Measurements — The Geology of the Range — The Glaciers — Flora and Fauna. 



The story of tlie exploration of 

 the two chief groups of peaks 

 has put lis ill possession of 

 sufficient data to permit of our 

 giving at this point a systematic 

 description of the Ruwenzori 

 rano-e. A more detailed know- 

 ledge of the distribution of the 

 groups of tlie range and of tlieir 

 position witli respect to the 

 valleys Avill help to render the 

 account of the subse(pient work 

 of the expedition both quicker and easier. 



The Ruwenzori chain is distinguished l)y extremely 

 remarkable orohydrographical features. Most of tlie con- 

 tinents slope gradually from the summits of their mountain 



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