Tanzania Kilimanjaro, Africa

Wonders of Africa, Tanzania Kilimanjaro

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• ​The Klilimanjaro massif is always a magnificent sight, even when it summit is shrouded in clouds. Known as the "Silver Mountain," Kilimanjaro is the tallest freestanding mountain in the world.
• Two world famous symbols of Africa are the snow-covered peak of Kilimanjaro and a mighty elephant.
  
• View of the Kibo volcanic peak, at 19340 ft, Kibo is said to have last erupted in 1600, which is why it is not yet certain if the volcano is, in fact, extinct.

• ​​The steeply sloping Mawenzi peak (16,893ft) of Kilimanjaro. In the foreground lies the so-called saddle, the largest tundra plain in Africa.

Important FACTS to remember of "Kilimanjaro," Tanzania part of continent Africa.

 ❤️Status: Kilimanjaro is categorized as a volcanic massif.
(Peaks: Its three summits are Kibo, at 16, 893 ft. (the highest mountain on the continent), Shira at 12,998 ft. and Mawenzi at 6, 893 ft.
❤️Area: The are of the national park is 656 square miles.
❤️Discovery: Kilimanjaro may have first been mentioned around 100 CE by the astronomer and geographer Ptolemy.
❤️First Climbed: The Lepizig geographer Dr. Hans Meyer and Austrian alpinist Ludwig Purtscheller were the first to reach the 16, 893 ft. high Kibo summit on October 6, 1889.
❤️First ski descent: In 1912, following their third summit if the mountain, climbers Walther Furtwangler and Siegfried Konig skied down the Kibo Summit at breakneck speed.

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