Kilimanjaro
Mountain
Africa's highest mountain has snow on top, close to the equator.
Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is 5,895 metres high: the highest mountain in Africa. It is a volcano that stands all by itself on the plain, not part of a mountain range.
On the way up you walk through five different worlds: farmland, rainforest, heath, bare desert and finally ice. The top is called Uhuru Peak. Uhuru means freedom in Swahili.
- high
- 5,895 m
- volcanic cones
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- climate zones on the way up
- 5
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No mountain that stands on its own is higher anywhere in the world.
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The ice on the top is shrinking fast and may be gone within a few decades.
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You need no ropes to reach the summit. It is a long, hard walk.
Question 1 of 2
In which country is Kilimanjaro?
- SerengetiThe plain where more than a million animals are always on the move.
- Mount KenyaAfrica's second-highest mountain stands almost on the equator, with ice on top.
- Lake VictoriaThe largest lake in Africa, shared by three countries.
- Churches of LalibelaEleven churches not built up, but carved down into the rock.
It is in Tanzania.
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