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Coordinates: 3°54′17″S 29°51′09″E / 3.9046191°S 29.8525079°E / -3.9046191; 29.8525079
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'''Mount Kikizi''' is one of the highest mountains in the small African country of [[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]].
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'''Mount Kikizi''' is one of the highest mountains in [[Burundi]]. Its summit is at a height of 2,145 m (7,038&nbsp;ft). The mountain stands in the country's southeast, between the towns of [[Rutana]] and [[Kinyinya]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fitzpatrick|first1=M|last2=Parkinson|first2=T|last3=Ray|first3=N|title=East Africa|date=2006|publisher=[[Lonely Planet]]|location=[[Footscray, Victoria]]|isbn=9781741042863|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/lonelyplaneteast00mary}}</ref>
==References==
* Fitzpatrick, M., Parkinson, T., & Ray, N. (2006) ''East Africa.'' Footscray, VIC: [[Lonely Planet]].


A spring emanating from Mount Kikizi, the [[Ruvyironza River|Ruvyironza]], was identified by [[Burkhart Waldecker]] as being the source of the [[White Nile]].<ref name="travguide">{{cite book|title=Traveler's Guide to the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi|date=1956|publisher=Tourist Bureau for the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi|page=72|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5T0UAAAAIAAJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Mugoti|first1=Godfrey|title=Africa (a-z).|date=2009|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=9781435728905|page=81|url={{Google books|Plvuddy_4NYC|page=81|keywords=Ruvyironza|text=|plainurl=y}}|language=en}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|date=December 2017}}
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Latest revision as of 09:21, 3 July 2024

Kikizi
Kikizi is located in Burundi
Kikizi
Kikizi
Highest point
Elevation2,145 m (7,037 ft)
Coordinates3°54′17″S 29°51′09″E / 3.9046191°S 29.8525079°E / -3.9046191; 29.8525079

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][self-published source?]

References

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  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.