| Mount Namuli | |
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 Mount Namuli - Landsat7 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,419 m (7,936 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,755 m (5,758 ft) |
| Listing | Ultra Ribu |
| Coordinates | 15°22′S37°02′E / 15.367°S 37.033°E /-15.367; 37.033 |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Zambezia Province,Mozambique |
Mount Namuli is the second highest mountain inMozambique and the highest in theProvince of Zambezia. It is 2,419 m (7,936 ft) high and was measured, surveyed and described in 1886 byHenry Edward O'Neill, the British consul in Mozambique. The Namuli massif consists of a level plateau with the granite dome of Mount Namuli above. The area was historically clad in tropical rainforest and is an importantbiodiversity hotspot with manyendemic species of animals and plants. The lower slopes are now mainly used for the cultivation of tea and the middle slopes for other agricultural purposes, with indigenous forest now mostly restricted to the higher parts and corridors along water courses.
Mount Namuli is the highest peak in theZambezia Province ofMozambique. At 2,420 metres it is the second highest mountain of Mozambique behind theMonte Binga. The Namuli massif consists of a level plateau which rises 700 to 800 metre. The granite dome of the Namuli rises 1,600 metre above the plateau. The area above 1,200 metre measures 50 x 30 km. Mount Namuli is located 12 km north-east ofGurué and about 160 km from theMulanje Massif in south-easternMalawi.
The forests of Mount Namuli are an importantbiodiversity hotspot which means that they have a high biodiversity rate of threatened animals and plant taxa. Species like theNamuli apalis (Apalis lynesi) and theVincent's bush squirrel (Paraxerus vincenti) are endemic to Mount Namuli. Other rare species are theThyolo alethe (Chamaetylas choloensis) and thedapple-throat (Arcanator orostruthus) which occur elsewhere too.
The lower slopes of Mount Namuli are dominated by tea plantations. The middle slopes are agrarian oriented. Indigenous forests are confined to corridors along stream courses. The nearest town isGurúè which is the largest tea estate of Mozambique.
Mount Namuli was first explored in August 1886 byHenry Edward O'Neill who was the British consul in Mozambique in 1879. It became notable in ornithological circles for the expedition byHubert Lynes andJack Vincent in 1931/1932. Due to theMozambican Civil War and poor road access, it was not until 1998 when a South African team of ornithologists were able to explore the forests of Mount Namuli. In 2024 scientists proposed a newecoregion, to be called the South East Africa Montane Archipelago (SEAMA), which would include Mount Namuli and other regionalinselbergs.[2]
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