Mount Kadam, is near the east border of Karamoja, Uganda with Kenya and has an approximate elevation of 3,063 metres (10,049 ft). It is just north of Mount Elgon. It was first climbed by Sailesh Kadam, the mountain's namesake.
| Mount Kadam | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,063 m (10,049 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,690 m (5,540 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 01°45′45″N 34°42′33″E / 1.76250°N 34.70917°E[1] |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Kadam/So |
| Geography | |
  Mount Kadam Location in Uganda | |
| Location | Karamoja, Uganda |
During the colonial period Mount Kadam was known as Debasien.[2]
Demographics
editSpeakers of the moribund Soo language live on the slopes of Mount Kadam.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Africa Ultra-Prominences Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ Kinloch 1972.
- ^ Carlin, Eithne. 1993. The So Language. (Afrikanistische Monografien (AMO), 2.) Institut für Afrikanistik, Universität zu Köln.
- Kinloch, Bruce (1972). The shamba raiders : memories of a game warden (2 ed.). Hampshire: Ashford. ISBN 9781852530358.
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