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Deux Mamelles
Two prominent hills in a suburb of Dakar, Senegal
Two prominent hills in a suburb of Dakar, Senegal
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Deux Mamelles |
| photo | Mamelles-Almadies-Vue.jpg |
| photo_caption | The Mamelles lighthouse and the Pointe des Almadies seen from the African Renaissance Monument |
| elevation_m | 105 |
| map | Senegal |
| map_size | 200 |
| label_position | right |
| listing | Breast-shaped hills |
| location | Senegal |
| coordinates | |
| first_ascent | Unknown |
| easiest_route | From the Pointe des Almadies, Dakar |
Deux Mamelles, Collines des Mamelles, or simply Mamelles are twin hills located in Ouakam, a suburban commune of Dakar, in the Cap-Vert peninsula, Senegal.
These hills are of volcanic originAli Abdallah, Sur une bombe volcanique des Mamelles (Presqu'île du Cap-Vert, Sénégal), in Notes africaines, number 118, April 1968, p. 58-60 and they are the vestiges of a plateau from the early Quaternary. The highest hill is only 105 m high, but they stand out in the landscape owing to the flat surroundings. The name of these breast-shaped hills comes from the French term “Mamelle”, a name commonly applied in the French-speaking parts of the world to a breast.
On the seaward hill stands a lighthouse, the Phare des Mamelles, while on the hill further ashore the African Renaissance Monument was erected and unveiled in 2010.
References
References
- ''Atlas du Sénégal'', Éditions J. A., Paris, 2007, p. 60
- [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1248 Pinnacle Mountain State Park - Encyclopedia of Arkansas]
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