Elevation | 5,895 m (19,341 ft) |
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Prominence | 5,885 m (19,308 ft) Ranked 4th |
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Location | |
Location | Kilimanjaro Region, north east Tanzania |
Range | The Eastern Rift mountains |
Topo map | Kilimanjaro map and guide by Wielochowski |
Geology | |
Type | Stratovolcano |
Age of rock | 3 million years |
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). It gives a dramatic view from the surrounding plains. Almost 85% of the ice cover on Kilimanjaro disappeared from October 1912 to June 2011.