Moorland bush fires consume the summit of Mount Elgon NP Kenya

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Mount Elgon is an extinct volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya. The mountain is named after the Elgonyi tribe, who once lived in huge caves on the south side of the mountain. It was known as "Ol Doinyo Ilgoon" (Breast Mountain) by the Maasai and as "Masawa" on the Ugandan side. Elgon's Caldera is one of the largest intact calderas in the world.

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Location: Mount Elgon National Park, Kenya, East Africa
Photo credit: © Nick Turner / Alamy / Afripics
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