Mount Kikizi

Mount Kikizi is one of the highest mountains in Burundi. Its summit is at a height of 2,145 m (7,038 ft). The mountain stands in the country's southeast, between the towns of Rutana and Kinyinya.[1]

A spring emanating from Mount Kikizi, the Ruvyironza, was identified by Burkhart Waldecker as being the source of the White Nile.[2][3]

References

  1. Fitzpatrick, M; Parkinson, T; Ray, N (2006). East Africa. Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781741042863.
  2. Traveler's Guide to the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi. Tourist Bureau for the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi. 1956. p. 72.
  3. Mugoti, Godfrey (2009). Africa (a-z). Lulu.com. p. 81. ISBN 9781435728905.


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