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Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa with 5895 meters / 19,341 meters above sea level. It has three volcanic cones – Kibo, Shira and Mawenzi and dormant stratovolcano Tanzaina northeast. Mount Kilimanjaro is at the same time, the highest mountain regions, as well as the fourth most prominent mountain in the world, phishing is an impressive 5882 meters / 19,298 meters of land.

The origin of the word “Kilimanjaro” is uncertain. Many consider him as a combination of ‘Kilima’ the Swahili word (mountain) and the word Kichagga “Jaro” (white), so the name of White Mountain. others think it is the result of the word “Jaro” in Bagga / Kichagga “(us) and this – this is our Mount Kilimanjaro = Bagga in the past of the people below. mountains. The name “Kibo” in Kichagga “rotten” and refers to the rocks seen in the area of snow. Swahili word “Uhuru” means “freedom”, a name with him to Tanzania’s independence from Great Britain won in 1961 to celebrate.

Related to geology, is the fourth highest mountain in the Seven Summits. Uhuru Peak rises to extraordinary heights of 5895 (above main sea level) m. ASL mountain consists of three volcanic cones, as follows: Kibo – 5895 m / 19,341 feet, Mawenzi – 5149 m / m and 16 893 Shira – 3962 m / Uhuru Peak is 13,000 feet the highest mountain of the crater rim of Kibo. While inactive, the mountains are fumaroles that emit gas in the crater of the main peak of Kibo. The geological experts and scientists have concluded in a 2003 study showed that the magma motel just 400 meters / 1.310 meters below the summit crater. Many collapsed and landslides occurred on Kibo in the past century, creating an area known as the Western Gap.

For that reason an island in the sky, the unique water plants Kilimanjaro as carbon storage in a tussock grass and other plants like it all to adjust to life in alpine conditions. Kilimanjaro is known to a wide range of forest types in the course of the height of 3,000 m / 9,843 ft includes more than 1,200 species of vascular plants. Apart Ocotea forests occur in wet southern mountains. Subalpine Erica forests at 4100 m altitude forests / 13,451 m represents the highest clouds in Africa.

However, some endemism is low, despite the enormous biodiversity. Forest relics in the deepest valley of the treated area shows that the very rich forest flora of Mt Kilimanjaro in the distant past life, the diversity of species otherwise known only from limited Eastern Arc Mountains. The low level of endemism in the mountains are the direct result of the destruction of lowland forest instead of the relatively young age of the mountain. Woods is an area of bamboo not compared to other high mountains of East Africa with a similarly high rainfall.

As you can see Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the most interesting places on the planet, and only access to and trying to climb on top the whole story behind this beautiful place that attracts more and more tourists each year.

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