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Thursday, 2 May 2024

Mount Kilimanjaro

Dormant volcano in Tanzania and highest mountain in Africa


Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. With three volcanic cones — Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira — it is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: 5,895 m (19,341 ft) above sea level and 4,900 m (16,100 ft) above its plateau base. It is also the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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