Eastern Highlands
"Eastern Highlands" also refers to Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. "Eastern Highlands" also refers to the Great Dividing Range, Australia.
The Eastern or 'East African Highlands' is a mountain range in the east of Zimbabwe and one of 4 distinct physiographic divisions on the African continent. The range forms the eastern border with Mozambique. The Eastern Highlands comprise three main mountain groups - Nyanga (to the north), Bvumba (centrally situated near the city of Mutare) and Chimanimani (to the south). These regions are all sparsely populated, highland country with a cooler and wetter climate than other parts of Africa.
The East African Highlands physiographic division consists of the Great Rift Valley and Abyssinian physiographic provinces.
Translation of "Eastern Highlands"
Swedish: Eastern Highlands (berg).
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