Mount Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro rises on its own from the plains of northern Tanzania, the highest point in Africa and the tallest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world. It is made of three volcanic cones: Shira, Mawenzi and Kibo, whose Uhuru Peak reaches 5,895 m and whose crater still breathes gas from fumaroles. No one agrees on what the name means; suggestions range from a Chagga word for “unclimbable” to Swahili phrases for greatness or caravans. On 6 October 1889 Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller made the first confirmed ascent, accompanied by local guide Yohani Kinyala Lauwo. Climbers today pass through forest and alpine moorland on the way up, yet the summit ice is shrinking fast: roughly 85% disappeared between 1912 and 2011. Kilimanjaro National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

Coordinates: 3°04′33″S 37°21′12″E · Uhuru Peak, 5,895 m

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