Mvurwi Range Explained

Mvurwi Range
Elevation M:1740
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:312
Map:Zimbabwe
Label Position:left
Location:Zimbabwe
Coordinates:-16.6344°N 30.8975°W
Easiest Route:Hike

The Mvurwi range of mountains is located in northern Zimbabwe. It stretches about 160 km from Lake Manyame, just west of Harare, north to the Zambezi Escarpment. It rises to its highest point of 1740m at the Mavurwe beacon.[1] The northernmost part of the mountain range is Mavuradonha, which is a protected area.[2]

It is an important chromium mining region.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PeakVisor . Mavurwe . 2024-02-02 . PeakVisor . en.
  2. Web site: Mavuradonha . 2024-02-02 . Wild Zambezi.
  3. Prendergast . Martin . 2013 . Landscape evolution, regolith formation and Nickel laterite development in the northern part of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe . South African Journal of Geology . 116 . 2 . 219-240.