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East African mountainsPhysiographyThe craggy twin peaks of Batian (17,057 feet) and Nelion (17,022 feet) are closely followed in height by Lenana (16,355 feet).
Read MoreThe craggy twin peaks of Batian (17,057 feet) and Nelion (17,022 feet) are closely followed in height by Lenana (16,355 feet).
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Mount Kenya…peaks, principal among which are Batian (17,058 feet [5,199 meters]), Nelion (17,022 feet [5,188 meters]), and Point Lenana (16,355 feet [4,985 meters]). This long-extinct volcano is much eroded, and the highest peaks consist of the crystalline nepheline syenite that plugged the former vent. Radiating from the central peaks are ridges…
Read More…peaks, principal among which are Batian (17,058 feet [5,199 meters]), Nelion (17,022 feet [5,188 meters]), and Point Lenana (16,355 feet [4,985 meters]). This long-extinct volcano is much eroded, and the highest peaks consist of the crystalline nepheline syenite that plugged the former vent. Radiating from the central peaks are ridges…
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