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Eastern Highlands, the Glossary

The Eastern Highlands, also known as the Manica Highlands, is a mountain range on the border of Zimbabwe and Mozambique.^[1]

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Afromontane ecoregions
Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic
Ecoregions of Mozambique
Ecoregions of Zimbabwe
Freshwater ecoregions of Africa
Mountain ranges of Mozambique
Mountains of Zimbabwe
Physiographic divisions

Afromontane

The Afromontane regions are subregions of the Afrotropical realm, one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms, covering the plant and animal species found in the mountains of Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. Eastern Highlands and Afromontane are Afrotropical ecoregions and Montane grasslands and shrublands.

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Afrotropical realm

The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Beira, Mozambique

Beira is the capital and largest city of Sofala Province, in the central region of Mozambique.

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Beira–Bulawayo railway

Beira-Bulawayo railway, also called Machipanda railway, Beira-Harare-Bulawayo railway and Beira railway, is a railway that connects the city of Beira, Mozambique, to the city of Bulawayo, in Zimbabwe.

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Brachystegia spiciformis

Brachystegia spiciformis, commonly known as zebrawood, or msasa, is a medium-sized African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers.

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Brachystegia tamarindoides

Brachystegia tamarindoides, known as mu'unze and also as the mountain acacia, is a medium-sized tree with smooth grey bark, bluish-green leaves and small creamy-white flowers that produce copious amounts of pollen and nectar.

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Bunga Forest Botanical Reserve

The Bunga Forest Botanical Reserve conserves mist-forest along the southern slopes of the Bvumba Mountains in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. Eastern Highlands and Bunga Forest Botanical Reserve are eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic.

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Burma Valley, Zimbabwe

Burma Valley is a low-lying area on the border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, located southeast of the Bvumba Mountains.

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Buzi River (Mozambique)

Buzi River (Rio Búzi) is a river in Mozambique.

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Bvumba Mountains

The Bvumba Mountains or Vumba Mountains straddle the Zimbabwe–Mozambique border, and lie some 10 km southeast of the city of Mutare. Eastern Highlands and Bvumba Mountains are eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic, mountain ranges of Mozambique and mountains of Zimbabwe.

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Chimanimani Mountains

The Chimanimani Mountains are a mountain range on the border of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Eastern Highlands and Chimanimani Mountains are eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic, mountain ranges of Mozambique and mountains of Zimbabwe.

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Chimanimani National Park (Mozambique)

Chimanimani National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional de Chimanimani) is a protected area next to Chimoio, capital of Manica Province in Mozambique. Eastern Highlands and Chimanimani National Park (Mozambique) are eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic.

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Chimoio

Chimoio is the capital of Manica Province in Mozambique.

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Chipinge

Chipinge, formerly known as Chipinga, is a town in Zimbabwe, located in Chipinge District, in Manicaland Province, in southeastern Zimbabwe, close to the border with Mozambique.

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Chipinge District

Chipinge District is a district in Manicaland Province of eastern Zimbabwe.

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Chirinda apalis

The Chirinda apalis (Apalis chirindensis) is a species of passerine bird belonging to the family Cisticolidae.

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Choa Mountains

The Choa Mountains (Portuguese: Serra Choa) are a mountain range in Manica Province of Mozambique. Eastern Highlands and Choa Mountains are eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic and mountain ranges of Mozambique.

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Crested guineafowl

The crested guineafowl (Guttera sp.) are a group of three species and members of the Numididae, the guineafowl bird family.

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Crowned eagle

The crowned eagle, also known as the African crowned eagle or the crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus), is a large bird of prey found in sub-Saharan Africa; in Southern Africa, it is restricted to more easterly areas.

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East Africa

East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical, historical, and cultural landscape.

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East African little collared fruit bat

The East African little collared fruit bat (Myonycteris relicta) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.

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East African Rift

The East African Rift (EAR) or East African Rift System (EARS) is an active continental rift zone in East Africa. Eastern Highlands and East African Rift are Great Rift Valley.

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Eastern Highlands Province

Eastern Highlands is a highlands province of Papua New Guinea.

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Ecoregion

An ecoregion (ecological region) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than a biogeographic realm.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Ericaceae

The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions.

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Ethiopian Highlands

The Ethiopian Highlands (also called the Abyssinian Highlands) is a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia in Northeast Africa. Eastern Highlands and Ethiopian Highlands are Afromontane ecoregions, Freshwater ecoregions of Africa and highlands.

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Exotheca

Exotheca is a monotypic genus of African and Southeast Asian plants in the grass family.

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Frog

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek ἀνούρα, literally 'without tail').

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Gecko

Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica.

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Great Dividing Range

The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills.

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Harare

Harare, formerly known as Salisbury, is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe.

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Heath

A heath is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation.

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Honde Valley

The Honde Valley extends from the eastern border of Zimbabwe into Mozambique. Eastern Highlands and Honde Valley are eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic.

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Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approx.

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Labeo baldasseronii

Labeo baldasseronii is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows.

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Leucospermum saxosum

Leucospermum saxosum is an upright evergreen shrub of up to high that is assigned to the family Proteaceae.

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Liana

A liana is a long-stemmed woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight.

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Livingstone's turaco

Livingstone's turaco (Tauraco livingstonii) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae, which was named for Charles Livingstone, the brother of David Livingstone.

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Lizard

Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.

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Loudetia simplex

Loudetia simplex is a grass species found in tropical and Southern Africa and Madagascar.

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Machipanda

Machipanda is a town in Manica District, in the middle of Manica Province, Mozambique, near the border with Zimbabwe.

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Manica Province

Manica is a province of Mozambique.

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Manica, Mozambique

Manica is a market town in western Mozambique, lying west of Chimoio in the province of Manica.

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Manicaland Province

Manicaland is a province in eastern Zimbabwe.

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Marshall's pygmy chameleon

Marshall's pygmy chameleon (Rhampholeon marshalli), also called Marshall's leaf chameleon, Marshall's dwarf chameleon, or Marshall's stumptail chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in the forests of Zimbabwe and Mozambique in Africa.

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Miombo

Miombo woodland is a tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome (in the World Wide Fund for Nature scheme) located in central and southern tropical Africa. Eastern Highlands and Miombo are Afrotropical ecoregions, ecoregions of Mozambique and ecoregions of Zimbabwe.

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Montane grasslands and shrublands

Montane grasslands and shrublands are a biome defined by the World Wildlife Fund.

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Monte Binga

Monte Binga is the highest mountain in Mozambique and the second-highest in Zimbabwe. Eastern Highlands and Monte Binga are eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic and mountains of Zimbabwe.

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Mount Gorongosa

Mount Gorongosa is an inselberg in Sofala Province of central Mozambique. Eastern Highlands and Mount Gorongosa are eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic.

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Mount Nyangani

Mount Nyangani (formerly Mount Inyangani) is the highest mountain in Zimbabwe at. Eastern Highlands and mount Nyangani are eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic and mountains of Zimbabwe.

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Mount Selinda

Mount Selinda, at an altitude of 1,100 metres, is a village and mission station in the province of Manicaland in the eastern mountains of Zimbabwe.

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Mountain range

A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground.

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Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest.

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Mutarazi Falls

Mutarazi Falls is a waterfall in Mutasa District in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe.

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Mutare

Mutare, formerly known as Umtali until 1982, is a heavily populated city in the province of Manicaland.

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Nyanga National Park

Nyanga National Park lies in the north of Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands. Eastern Highlands and Nyanga National Park are eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic.

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Papilio

Papilio is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, as well as the only representative of the tribe Papilionini.

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Papilio demodocus

Papilio demodocus, the citrus swallowtail or Christmas butterfly, is a swallowtail butterfly which commonly occurs over the entirety of sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, besides the southern Arabian Peninsula.

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Papilio ophidicephalus

Papilio ophidicephalus, the emperor swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae.

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Parinari curatellifolia

Parinari curatellifolia (Tutu; Ìdòfún) is an evergreen tropical tree of Africa, found in various types of deciduous woodland most frequently in poorly drained areas and inland at moderate altitudes.

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Proteaceae

The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Pungwe chiselmouth

The Pungwe chiselmouth (Labeobarbus pungweensis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus is found in the Pungwe River and Buzi River in Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and the Ruo River in Malawi.

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Pungwe River

Pungwe River (Rio Púngoè or Rio Púnguè) is a long river in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

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Purple-crested turaco

The purple-crested turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) or, in South Africa, the purple-crested loerie, (Khurukhuru in the Luvenḓa (Venḓa) language is a species of bird in the clade Turaco with an unresolved phylogenetic placement. Initial analyses placed the purple-crested turaco in the family Musophagidae, but studies have indicated that these birds do not belong to this family and have been placed in the clade of Turacos with an unresolved phylogeny.

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Quartzite

Quartzite is a hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone.

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R5 road (Zimbabwe)

R5 Highway is a regional road corridor running from Harare to Mutare.

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Roberts's warbler

Roberts's warbler (Oreophilais robertsi), also known as Roberts' prinia, briar warbler or brier warbler, is a species of passerine bird belonging to the family Cisticolidae.

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Save River (Africa)

The Save River, or Sabi River (Portuguese: Rio Save) is a river of southeastern Africa, flowing through Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The river has its source in Zimbabwe, some south of Harare, then flows south and then east, from the Zimbabwean highveld to its confluence with the Odzi River. It then turns south, drops over the Chivirira (“Place of Boiling”) Falls, and flows down the western side of Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands, forming a dry river valley in the rain shadow of these mountains.

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Skink

Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha.

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Snake

Snakes are elongated, limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.

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Southern miombo woodlands

The Southern miombo woodlands is a tropical grasslands and woodlands ecoregion extending across portions of Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Eastern Highlands and Southern miombo woodlands are Afrotropical ecoregions, ecoregions of Mozambique and ecoregions of Zimbabwe.

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Sykes' monkey

Sykes' monkey (Cercopithecus mitis albogularis), also known as the white-throated monkey or Samango monkey, is a subspecies of the blue monkey.

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Themeda triandra

Themeda triandra is a species of C4 perennial tussock-forming grass widespread in Africa, Australia, Asia and the Pacific.

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Toad

Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.

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Trumpeter hornbill

The trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator) is a medium-sized hornbill, with length between, characterized by a large grey casque on the bill, smaller in females.

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Uapaca kirkiana

Uapaca kirkiana, the sugar plum or mahobohobo, is a species of dioecious plant in the family Phyllanthaceae.

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Zambezi

The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers, slightly less than half of the Nile's. The river rises in Zambia and flows through eastern Angola, along the north-eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of Botswana, then along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mozambique, where it crosses the country to empty into the Indian Ocean.

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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Highlands

Also known as Eastern Zimbabwe Highlands, Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic, Manica Highlands, Manica Plateau, Nyanga–Chimanimani montane forest–grassland.

, Mount Gorongosa, Mount Nyangani, Mount Selinda, Mountain range, Mozambique, Mutarazi Falls, Mutare, Nyanga National Park, Papilio, Papilio demodocus, Papilio ophidicephalus, Parinari curatellifolia, Proteaceae, Pungwe chiselmouth, Pungwe River, Purple-crested turaco, Quartzite, R5 road (Zimbabwe), Roberts's warbler, Save River (Africa), Skink, Snake, Southern miombo woodlands, Sykes' monkey, Themeda triandra, Toad, Trumpeter hornbill, Uapaca kirkiana, Zambezi, Zimbabwe.

Eastern Highlands, the Glossary

Table of Contents

See also

Afromontane ecoregions

Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic

Ecoregions of Mozambique

Ecoregions of Zimbabwe

Freshwater ecoregions of Africa

Mountain ranges of Mozambique

Mountains of Zimbabwe

Physiographic divisions

References