Mount Kilimandjaro

Kilimanjaro, 5895 m

 

Kilimanjaro is an inactive volcano located in northeastern Tanzania.

 

He has three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira.
The highest point is Uhuru Point on the volcano Kibo, 5895 m.
The crater of Kibo is 2.4 km wide. Uhuru is the highest peak of Africa and is one of Seven Summits .

 

The first ascent of Kilimanjaro was conducted by Yohanes Kinyala Lauwo Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller October 6, 1889.

 

The other two peaks are also volcanoes Mawenzi with the 5149 m is the third highest mountain in Africa (after Mount Kenya) and Shira (3962 m).