Kilimanjaro | |
---|---|
![]() The Kibo summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,895 m (19,341 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 5,885 m (19,308 ft)[2] Ranked 4th[3] |
Isolation | 5,510 km (3,420 mi) ![]() |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 03°04′33″S 37°21′12″E / 3.07583°S 37.35333°E |
Geography | |
Location | Kilimanjaro Region, north east Tanzania |
Parent range | The Eastern Rift mountains |
Topo map | Kilimanjaro map and guide by Wielochowski[4] |
Geology | |
Age of rock | 3 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 |
Kilimanjaro (or Kilimanjaro, which means "shining mountain" in Swahili), formerly Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze, is a mountain in northeastern Tanzania. Kilimanjaro is the tallest free-standing mountain rise in the world, rising 4600 meters (15,000 ft) from the base, and is the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,340 ft).[5] It gives a dramatic view from the surrounding plains. Almost 85% of the ice cover on Kilimanjaro disappeared from October 1912 to June 2011.
Kilimanjaro is also a strato-like volcano. It has explosive eruptions. The last major eruption was about 100,000 years ago. killimanjaro is 5895 meters tall.
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search