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Mount Kilimanjaro
Quick Facts:
  • The tallest mountain in Africa reaching 19,340 feet (5,895 m)
  • Tallest free standing mountain in the world
  • Seven different peaks with Uhuru Peak being the highest
  • Kibo peak features a 1.5 mile wide crater

Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the largest stratovolcanoes in the world reaching 19,340 feet (5,895 m) into the air. As the tallest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro is also the tallest free standing mountain in the world. Kilimanjaro is a composite volcano that includes layers of lava, tephra, and volcanic ash. The volcano is currently inactive with no known history of eruptions.

Mount Kilimanjaro has seven distinctive peaks with Uhuru Peak accounting for the mountains highest elevation at 19,341 feet (5,895 m). A 1.5 mile wide crater is featured as part of the Kibo portion of the mountain.

The high elevation and proximity to the equator allows visitors to experience every climate type. Kilimanjaro also features a year round snow-topped peak. Although the volcano is isolated, it is part of the line of volcanoes that reach across northern Tanzania.

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More will follow on Mount Kilimanjaro as it is declared an official or notable wonder of Africa.