East African montane moorlands

East African montane moorlands
Shira moorlands on Mount Kilimanjaro
Map of the East African montane moorlands (purple)
Ecology
RealmAfrotropical
Biomemontane grasslands and shrublands
BordersEast African montane forests
Geography
Area3,089 km2 (1,193 mi2)
Countries
Conservation
Protected2,666 km² (86%)

The East African montane moorlands is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion which occupies several high mountain peaks in Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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