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Printable Mountains of Africa and the Atlas Range Word Search (PDF)

Print this puzzle on a single page: the 15x15 grid and the 14 words to find. Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 8 of the 14 read backwards. The answer key comes as a separate PDF, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the solution.

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Difficulty Hard
Grid Size 15x15 letters
Total Words 14 hidden terms
Format PDF & Online Play
Directions 6 of 8, 8 backwards
Longest Word Drakensberg (11 letters)

Mountains of Africa: Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya and the Rwenzori

Africa's highest peaks. In East Africa stand Kilimanjaro, the highest on the continent, Mount Kenya and Mount Meru. On the border of Uganda and Congo, the Rwenzori Mountains have peaks named after explorers: Stanley, Speke, Baker, Emin and Gessi. Karisimbi rises in Rwanda, Ras Dashen and the Simien Mountains in Ethiopia, Toubkal in Morocco's Atlas, Mount Cameroon in the west and the Drakensberg in the south.

Cameroon and Gessi have double letters. Kilimanjaro and Drakensberg, 11 letters each, both run down.

Mountains of Africa and the Atlas Range Vocabulary: 14 Words to Find

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 8 of the 14 read backwards. The longest words are Drakensberg and Kilimanjaro, with 11 letters each.

  • Baker: Mount Baker, a 4,844 m peak in the Rwenzori Mountains on the Uganda–Congo border.
  • Cameroon: Mount Cameroon, a 4,040 m active volcano, the highest peak in West Africa.
  • Drakensberg: The highest mountain range in southern Africa, in South Africa and Lesotho.
  • Emin: Mount Emin, a 4,798 m peak in Africa's Rwenzori Mountains.
  • Gessi: Mount Gessi, a 4,715 m peak in the Rwenzori Mountains.
  • Karisimbi: A 4,507 m volcano on the Rwanda–Congo border, home to mountain gorillas.
  • Kenya: Mount Kenya, at 5,199 m the second-highest mountain in Africa.
  • Kilimanjaro: At 5,895 m, in Tanzania, the highest mountain in Africa and the tallest free-standing mountain on Earth.
  • Meru: Mount Meru, a 4,562 m volcano in Tanzania.
  • Ras Dashen: At 4,550 m, the highest mountain in Ethiopia.
  • Simien: The Simien Mountains of Ethiopia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Speke: Mount Speke, a 4,890 m peak in the Rwenzori Mountains.
  • Stanley: Mount Stanley, 5,109 m, the highest peak of the Rwenzori and third-highest in Africa.
  • Toubkal: At 4,167 m, the highest peak of the Atlas Mountains, in Morocco.

How to Solve the Mountains of Africa and the Atlas Range Word Search

"Kilimanjaro" has the only J and runs down, like "Drakensberg" and "Baker". "Speke" has the only P and lies on a diagonal, like "Emin" and "Meru". "Cameroon" has the only C and runs upward, like "Karisimbi" and "Toubkal".

African Mountains Activities

  • Mark each peak on a map of Africa.
  • Find the Rwenzori and look up the explorers its peaks are named after.
  • Ask why there are glaciers so close to the equator.

Mountains of Africa and the Atlas Range Word Search FAQ

Who is the Mountains of Africa and the Atlas Range Word Search for?

Teens, adults and Africa travelers.

Which directions do the words run in?

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 8 of the 14 read backwards. 3 of them are diagonal.

Is there an answer key for the Mountains of Africa and the Atlas Range Word Search?

Yes. Download it from the printable section above: it is a separate PDF with all 14 words marked. Online, each word is crossed off the list the moment you find it.

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