Rwenzori range, natural barrier between Uganda & DRC

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 23 December 2015 at 16:21:00 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 07 July 2018 at 08:06:09 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 30 July 2018 at 03:44:23 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Mountains, UNESCO World Heritage site, National Park, cryosphere, glacier, lake, Great rift valley, Uganda, DRC
Fig. 1 - S2 (07.07.2018) - Rwenzori Mountains are located between Lake Albert (north), Lake Edward (South) & Lake George at east.
Fig. 2 - S1 (30.07.2018) - The Ruwenzori are known for their vegetation, ranging from tropical rainforest through alpine meadows to snow.
Most of the range is a World Heritage Site, covered by Rwenzori Mountains National Park in SW Uganda & Virunga National Park in eastern DRC.
Fig. 3 - S1 (23.12.2015) - Semliki River flows north from Lake Edward to Lake Albert in the Albertine Rift west of the Rwenzori Mountains.
Fig. 4 - At 5109m, Mount Stanley tops the range which lost over half of its named glaciers & 80% of their surface between 1906 & 2005.