RWANDA SAFARIS
AND TOURS
GEOGRAPHY
Rwanda is a landlocked republic in Equatorial
Africa, situated on the eastern rim of
the Albertine Rift, a western arm of the
Great Rift Valley, on the watershed between
Africa's two largest river systems: the
Nile and the Congo. Much of the country's
26,338km2 is impressively mountainous,
the highest peak being Karisimbi (4,507m)
in the volcanic Virunga chain protected
by the Parc des Volcans. The largest body
of water is Lake Kivu, but numerous other
lakes are dotted around the country, notably
Burera, Ruhondo, Muhazi and Mugesera,
some of which have erratic shapes following
the contours of the steep mountains that
enclose them.
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