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Mafinga Central

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131: 124: 334: 277: 26: 205:, another peak on the watershed close by. A more accurate survey is needed to establish for certain which of the two peaks is higher. Both peaks are found on the Mafinga Ridge, an area composed of quartzites, phyllites, and feldspathic sandstones of sedimentary origin. The 201:
The peak was climbed in 2014 by an international team from the United Kingdom, Malawi and Lithuania, who measured it to be slightly higher than 2,337-metre (7,667 ft)
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Mafinga Central from the Mafinga Hills ridge on the Zambia/Malawi border.
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Elevation
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Coordinates
9°57′9.7″S 33°21′8.5″E / 9.952694°S 33.352361°E / -9.952694; 33.352361
Mafinga Central is located in Zambia
Zambia
Malawi
Parent range
Mafinga Hills
Mafinga Hills
Zambia
Malawi
Luangwa River


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