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:''See also Mount Elgon District'' Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Uganda Wildlife Authority )〕 north of Kisumu and west of Kitale. The mountain's highest point, named "Wagagai", is located entirely within the country of Uganda.〔〔("Mount Elgon, Uganda" Peakbagger.com. ) Retrieved 2012-01-11.〕 At , Elgon is the seventeenth-highest mountain of Africa. Although there is no verifiable evidence of its earliest volcanic activity, geologists estimate that Mount Elgon is at least 24 million years old, making it the oldest extinct volcano in East Africa. It covers an area around . ==Physical features== Mount Elgon is a massive solitary volcanic mountain on the border of eastern Uganda and western Kenya. Its vast form, in diameter, rises above the surrounding plains. Its cooler heights offer respite for humans from the hot plains below, and its higher altitudes provide a refuge for flora and fauna. Mt. Elgon consists of five major peaks: * Wagagai (), in Uganda * Sudek () on the Kenya/Uganda border * Koitobos (), a flat-topped basalt column in Kenya * Mubiyi () in Uganda * Masaba 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「Mount Elgon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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