Mount Kilimanjaro
The Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcanic mountain which is located in the Tanzania, which has three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira. The Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in the Africa, and it is the highest free-standing mountain in the world which is at 19,341 ft that is 5,895 meters above the sea level. The Mount Kilimanjaro is the large stratovolcano which composed of three different volcanic cones they are kibo, which is the highest; Mawenzi which is at 16,893 ft that is 5,149 meters. The highest summit on kibo's crater rim is the Uhuru peak. The United Nations Educational, Tanzania National Parks, Scientific and Cultural Organization has listed the height of Uhuru Peak as 19,341 ft which is of 5,895 m. The Shira and Mawenzi are those volcanoes that the scientists consider unlikely to erupt again, because of the volcano no longer has the supply of magma. But while the Kibo is dormant and which could can erupt again. Last major eruption has been founded between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago. The kibo has the gas-emitting fumaroles in its crater, there have been occurred several collapses and landslides, one creating the area known as the western beach. In accordance to the english geographer Halford Mackinder, on 1848 missionary Johannes Rebmann of Mombasa was the first European to report the existence of Kilimanjaro. The Kilimanjaro, the name itself is a mystery wreathed in clouds. It also has the meanings of Mountain of greatness, Mountain of Light or the Mountain of caravans. It is a metaphor for the compelling beauty of East Africa. it is not only because it is the highest peak in the African continent, it is also the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, which is rising in breathtaking isolation from the surrounding costal which is scrubland-elevation around of 900 meters. The most of the climbers reach the crater rim with little more than a walking stick, proper clothing and also with the determination. And those peoples who reaches Uhurs point, which is the actual summit, or Gillman's point on the crater, will have earned their climbing certificates. The ascent of the slopes is a virtual climatic world tour, from the tropics to the Arctic. Before crossing the National Park Boundary which is about at the 2,700m contour the cultivated footslopes give the way to the lush montane forest, which has been inhabited by the elephants, leopards, Buffalo and also with other primates. Higher lies the moorland zone, where we can find a cover of giant heather is studded with the giant lobelias. When above 4,000 m a surreal alpine desert supports little life for other than a few hardy mosses and lichen. At last vestigial vegetation gives way to a winter wonderland of ice and snow and which as the magnificent beauty of the roof of the continent. The size of the kilimanjaro National Park is 1668 sq km 641 sq miles. It is a wonderful place for the climbers and sightseers.
Mount Kilimanjaro Facts
Height : 5,895 m(19,340 ft)
Size : 100 km x 65 km (60 miles x 40 miles)
Location : Tanzania, near Keyan border in East Africa
Ecosystems : Bushland, Forest, Heath, Alpine, Arctics
Near cities : Moshi, Arusha
Near Airport : Kilimanjaro International Airport
The Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcanic mountain which is located in the Tanzania, which has three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira. The Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in the Africa, and it is the highest free-standing mountain in the world which is at 19,341 ft that is 5,895 meters above the sea level. The Mount Kilimanjaro is the large stratovolcano which composed of three different volcanic cones they are kibo, which is the highest; Mawenzi which is at 16,893 ft that is 5,149 meters. The highest summit on kibo's crater rim is the Uhuru peak. The United Nations Educational, Tanzania National Parks, Scientific and Cultural Organization has listed the height of Uhuru Peak as 19,341 ft which is of 5,895 m. The Shira and Mawenzi are those volcanoes that the scientists consider unlikely to erupt again, because of the volcano no longer has the supply of magma. But while the Kibo is dormant and which could can erupt again. Last major eruption has been founded between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago. The kibo has the gas-emitting fumaroles in its crater, there have been occurred several collapses and landslides, one creating the area known as the western beach. In accordance to the english geographer Halford Mackinder, on 1848 missionary Johannes Rebmann of Mombasa was the first European to report the existence of Kilimanjaro. The Kilimanjaro, the name itself is a mystery wreathed in clouds. It also has the meanings of Mountain of greatness, Mountain of Light or the Mountain of caravans. It is a metaphor for the compelling beauty of East Africa. it is not only because it is the highest peak in the African continent, it is also the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, which is rising in breathtaking isolation from the surrounding costal which is scrubland-elevation around of 900 meters. The most of the climbers reach the crater rim with little more than a walking stick, proper clothing and also with the determination. And those peoples who reaches Uhurs point, which is the actual summit, or Gillman's point on the crater, will have earned their climbing certificates. The ascent of the slopes is a virtual climatic world tour, from the tropics to the Arctic. Before crossing the National Park Boundary which is about at the 2,700m contour the cultivated footslopes give the way to the lush montane forest, which has been inhabited by the elephants, leopards, Buffalo and also with other primates. Higher lies the moorland zone, where we can find a cover of giant heather is studded with the giant lobelias. When above 4,000 m a surreal alpine desert supports little life for other than a few hardy mosses and lichen. At last vestigial vegetation gives way to a winter wonderland of ice and snow and which as the magnificent beauty of the roof of the continent. The size of the kilimanjaro National Park is 1668 sq km 641 sq miles. It is a wonderful place for the climbers and sightseers.
Mount Kilimanjaro Facts
Height : 5,895 m(19,340 ft)
Size : 100 km x 65 km (60 miles x 40 miles)
Location : Tanzania, near Keyan border in East Africa
Ecosystems : Bushland, Forest, Heath, Alpine, Arctics
Near cities : Moshi, Arusha
Near Airport : Kilimanjaro International Airport
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