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.Atlas du Sénégal, Éditions J. A., Paris, 2007, p. 60 The highest hill is only 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.Pinnacle Mountain State Park - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
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 African Renaissance Monument Breast-shaped hill Cap-Vert (volcano)
References
External links The Guardian - Senegalese president unveils £17m African Renaissance statue