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{{Short description|Mountain range in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
{{About|the mountain range in the Democratic Republic of the Congo||Blue Mountains (disambiguation)}}
The '''Blue Mountains''' ({{langx|fr|Monts Bleus}}) are a [[mountain range]] located in the northeastern [[Ituri Province]] of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].  To the east the range overlooks [[Lake Albert (Africa)|Lake Albert]], at the confluence of the [[White Nile|Victoria Nile]] and Albert Nile, which form part of the border with [[Uganda]].<ref>[http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6MVDJL?OpenDocument&Click= "Ugandan troops on high alert at Congo border"], ''[[Reuters]]'', 14 March 2006 (hosted by reliefweb.int)</ref>  The western slopes of the Blue Mountains give rise to the [[Aruwimi River|Ituri River]], a tributary of the [[Congo River]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20070927035417/http://www.unjlc.org/23003/DRC/rivers/unjlcarticle.2005-10-19.0866864829/view "Rivers description of the DRC (2005-06)"] by the [[United Nations Joint Logistics Centre]], 19 October 2005</ref> They reach heights of up to 2,000 meters. <ref>[http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/geography/Congo-Democratic-Republic-of-the-to-India/Congo-DROC.html#ixzz2M2ikBajo "Democratic Republic of Congo" at Encyclopedia of Nations]</ref>
== Notes and references ==
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== Further reading ==
* ''The Blue Mountains, Zaire: population and economy of an equatorial African mountain region'' by B. Wiese, Kolner Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderfolge: Beitrage zur Landerkunde Afrikas. Steiner, Wiesbaden, Germany, Fed. Rep., 1979. (8)xviii, 273 p. {{in lang|de}}
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[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
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