Mount Kilimanjaro

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	Seven Summits Highest mountains of Africa Volcanic Seven Summits Country highest point Ultra Seven Third Summits (Mawenzi)
Coordinates	03°04′33″S 37°21′12″E / 3.07583°S 37.35333°E / -3.07583; 37.35333
Geography
Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro's location in Tanzania Show map of Tanzania Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro (Africa) Show map of Africa
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.

1. ↑ "Kilimanjaro National Park". World Heritage List. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
2. ↑ "Kilimanjaro". Peakbagger.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
3. ↑ "World Peaks with 4000 meters of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
4. ↑ Kilimanjaro Map and tourist Guide (Map) (4th ed.). 1:75,000 with 1:20,000 and 1:30,000 insets. EWP Map Guides. Cartography by EWP. EWP. 2009. ISBN 0-906227-66-6. Archived from the original on 2015-07-17.
5. ↑ NHK, "Kilimanjaro: White Mountain of the Equator -- Tanzania, 5,895 m"; retrieved 2012-5-24.