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Malawi Highlands

Range Type	Highland or plateau
Highest Point	Sapitwa Peak (3002 m/9849 ft)
Countries	Mozambique (74%), Malawi (16%), Zambia (10%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	613,034 sq km / 236,693 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,224 km / 761 mi North-South 1,254 km / 779 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	14° 10' S; 35° 32' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Malawi Highlands
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Malawi Highlands.

Southern Africa	Level 2 (Parent)
Angola Plateau	Level 3 (Sibling)
Zambia Plateau	Level 3 (Sibling)
Malawi Highlands	Level 3
Kalahari	Level 3 (Sibling)
Zimbabwe Plateau	Level 3 (Sibling)
South Africa Plateau	Level 3 (Sibling)
Drakensberg	Level 3 (Sibling)
Cape Ranges	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Malawi Highlands

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Sapitwa Peak	3002	9849
2.	Nakodzwe	2964	9724
3.	West Peak	2896	9501
4.	North Peak	2796	9173
5.	Khuto	2758	9049
6.	Dzole	2717	8914
7.	Namasile	2687	8816
8.	Chigaru	2670	8760
9.	Chinzama	2666	8747
10.	Chiphalombe	2654	8707
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Malawi Highlands

Chilemba Chilemba (left) and Chilemba 2 (right of the saddle) from the Lichenya Plateau on Malawi's Mulanje Massif (2016-02-14). Photo by Amy Ransom. Click here for larger-size photo.	Chilemba 2 Chilemba (left) and Chilemba 2 (right of the saddle) from the Lichenya Plateau on Malawi's Mulanje Massif (2016-02-14). Photo by Amy Ransom. Click here for larger-size photo.
Manga Manga Peak (photo taken from the Crater Path on Mt. Mulanje) (2016-02-13). Photo by Amy Ransom. Click here for larger-size photo.

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