Mount Choqa

Mount Choke , Choq
Mount Birhan
Mount Choke , Choq
Location in Ethiopia
Highest point
Elevation 4,100 m (13,500 ft)[1]
Prominence 2,225 m (7,300 ft)[1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 10°42′48″N 37°50′54″E / 10.71333°N 37.84833°E / 10.71333; 37.84833Coordinates: 10°42′48″N 37°50′54″E / 10.71333°N 37.84833°E / 10.71333; 37.84833[1]
Geography
Location Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Mount Choke (also known as ጮቄ ተራራ (in Ge'ez) Ch'ok'e Terara and Mount Birhan) at 4,100 metres (13,451 ft), is one of the highest mountains of Gojjam, a region of Ethiopia located south of Lake Tana. The mountain and its surrounding area lacks forests, and its slopes are cultivated up to an elevation of 3,000 meters above sea level.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Africa Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Listed here as "Ch'ok'e Terara". Retrieved 2012-01-15.


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