Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
	View of Kibo (5892 m) in 2006.
Highest point
Elevation	5,895 m (19,341 ft)
Prominence	5,885 m (19,308 ft) ; Ranked 4th
Isolation	5,510 km (3,420 mi)
Listing	Great Rift Valley; List of highest mountain peaks of Africa; Seven Summits; Seven Third Summits; ultra-prominent peak; Volcanic Seven Summits ;
Coordinates	03°04′33″S 37°21′12″E / 3.07583°S 37.35333°E
Geography
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Location	Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
Parent range	The Eastern Rift mountains
Topo map	Kilimanjaro map and guide by Wielochowski
Geology
Age of rock	4 million years
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	Between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago
Climbing
First ascent	6 October 1889 by Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller
Easiest route	Hiking

Mount Kilimanjaro (/ˌkɪlɪmənˈdʒɑːroʊ/)^[4] 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.

Kilimanjaro is the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth. It is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major hiking and climbing destination. Because of its shrinking glaciers and ice fields, which are projected to disappear between 2025 and 2035, it has been the subject of many scientific studies.

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