Deux Mamelles Explained

Deux Mamelles
Elevation M:105
Map:Senegal
Map Size:200
Label Position:right
Listing:Breast-shaped hills
Location: Senegal
Coordinates:14.7228°N -17.4989°W
First Ascent:Unknown
Easiest Route:From the Pointe des Almadies, Dakar

Deux Mamelles, Collines des Mamelles, or simply Mamelles are twin hills located in Ouakam, a suburban commune of Dakar, in the Cap-Vert peninsula, Senegal.

These hills are of volcanic origin[1] and they are the vestiges of a plateau from the early Quaternary.[2] The highest hill is only 105m (344feet) high, but they stand out in the landscape owing to the flat surroundings. The name of these breast-shaped hills comes from the French term “Mamelle”, a name commonly applied in the French-speaking parts of the world to a breast.[3]

On the seaward hill stands a lighthouse, the Phare des Mamelles, while on the hill further ashore the African Renaissance Monument was erected and unveiled in 2010.

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Notes and References

  1. Ali Abdallah, Sur une bombe volcanique des Mamelles (Presqu'île du Cap-Vert, Sénégal), in Notes africaines, number 118, April 1968, p. 58-60
  2. Atlas du Sénégal, Éditions J. A., Paris, 2007, p. 60
  3. http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1248 Pinnacle Mountain State Park - Encyclopedia of Arkansas