Mvurwi Range

Mvurwi Range
Mvurwi Range
	Mvurwi Range Location of Mvurwi Range in Zimbabwe
Highest point
Elevation	1,740 m (5,710 ft)[1]
Prominence	312[1] m (1,024 ft)
Coordinates	16°38′04″S 30°53′51″E[1]
Geography
Location	Zimbabwe
Climbing
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]

References

PeakVisor. "Mavurwe". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
"Mavuradonha". Wild Zambezi. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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.

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[PeakAdvisor-1] PeakVisor. "Mavurwe". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[2] "Mavuradonha". Wild Zambezi. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[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.