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.
| Deux Mamelles | |
|---|---|
 The Mamelles lighthouse and the Pointe des Almadies seen from the African Renaissance Monument | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Listing | Breast-shaped hills |
| Coordinates | 14°43′22″N 17°29′56″W / 14.72278°N 17.49889°W |
| Geography | |
  Deux Mamelles | |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
| Easiest route | From the Pointe des Almadies, Dakar |
These hills are of volcanic origin[1] and they are the vestiges of a plateau from the early Quaternary.[2] The highest hill is only 105 metres (344 ft) 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.[3]
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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ali Abdallah, Sur une bombe volcanique des Mamelles (Presqu'île du Cap-Vert, Sénégal), in Notes africaines, number 118, April 1968, p. 58-60
- ^ Atlas du Sénégal, Éditions J. A., Paris, 2007, p. 60
- ^ Pinnacle Mountain State Park - Encyclopedia of Arkansas