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Deux Mamelles, Collines des Mamelles, or simply Mamelles are twin hills located in Ouakam, a suburban commune of Dakar, in the Cap-Vert peninsula, Senegal. These hills are of volcanic origin〔Ali Abdallah, ''Sur une bombe volcanique des Mamelles (Presqu'île du Cap-Vert, Sénégal)'', in ''Notes africaines'', number 118, April 1968, p. 58-60 〕 and they are the vestiges of a plateau from the early Quaternary.〔''Atlas du Sénégal'', Éditions J. A., Paris, 2007, p. 60〕 The highest hill is only 105 m high, but they stand out in the landscape owing to the flat surroundings. The name of these breast shaped hills comes from the French term “Mamelle”, a name commonly applied in the French-speaking parts of the world to a breast.〔(Pinnacle Mountain State Park - Encyclopedia of Arkansas )〕 On the seaward hill stands a lighthouse, the Phare des Mamelles, while on the hill further ashore the African Renaissance Monument was erected and unveiled in 2010. ==See also== *African Renaissance Monument *Breast shaped hill 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deux Mamelles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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