Mount Kilimanjaro

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dormant volcano mountain natural monument stratovolcano

Mount Kilimanjaro is a massive dormant stratovolcano in northeastern Tanzania and the tallest mountain in Africa, famed for its snow-capped summit rising above the surrounding savanna.

Aliases (8)

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dormant volcano → mountain → natural monument → stratovolcano →
appearsOn	coat of arms of Tanzania →
climateZone	alpine desert → arctic summit zone → montane forest belt → tropical savanna at base →
continent	Africa →
country	Tanzania →
description	tallest free-standing mountain in the world →
elevation	19341 feet → 5895 metres →
firstRecordedAscentBy	Hans Meyer → Ludwig Purtscheller →
firstRecordedAscentYear	1889 →
geologicalAge	Pleistocene →
hasCoordinateSystem	geographic coordinates →
hasGlacier	Furtwängler Glacier → Northern Icefield → Southern Icefield →
hasSnowCap	true →
hasSummitName	Uhuru Peak →
hasVegetationZone	alpine desert → cultivated lower slopes → heath and moorland → montane forest → nival zone →
hasVolcanicCone	Kibo → Mawenzi → Shira →
highestVolcanicCone	Kibo →
isDormant	true →
isFreeStanding	true →
isHighestPointOf	Africa → Kilimanjaro Region → Tanzania →
isIconOf	Tanzania →
isPartOfListing	Seven Summits →
isPopularFor	high-altitude tourism → mountaineering → trekking →
lastEruption	Holocene →
latitude	3.067° S →
locatedIn	Africa → Kilimanjaro Region → Tanzania →
longitude	37.355° E →
mountainRange	Eastern Rift mountains →
nearCity	Arusha → Moshi →
partOf	East African Rift system →
prominence	5885 metres →
standardClimbingRoutes	Lemosho Route → Machame Route → Marangu Route → Rongai Route → Umbwe Route →
summitElevation	5895 metres →
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1987 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Kilimanjaro National Park →
volcanicField	Kilimanjaro volcanic group →
volcanoType	stratovolcano →
withinProtectedArea	Kilimanjaro National Park →

Referenced by (41)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Furtwängler Glacier → Lemosho Route → Marangu Route → Mawenzi ("Kilimanjaro massif") → Northern Icefield → Rongai Route → Southern Icefield → Umbwe Route →	locatedOn
East Africa → East African Rift → Kilimanjaro Region →	contains
Kilimanjaro Region → Tanzania →	highestPoint
Mawenzi → Shira →	partOf
coat of arms of Tanzania →	containsElement
Africa →	hasHighestPoint
Tanzania →	hasMountain
Moshi →	hasNearbyMountain
Seven Summits ("Kilimanjaro") →	hasPart
Mount Kilimanjaro ("Uhuru Peak") →	hasSummitName
Mount Kilimanjaro ("Kibo") →	hasVolcanicCone
Margherita Peak ("Kilimanjaro") →	higherPeaksInAfrica
Seven Summits ("Kilimanjaro") →	highestPeakOfContinent
Mount Kilimanjaro ("Kibo") →	highestVolcanicCone
Seven Summits ("Kilimanjaro") →	includesHighestMountainInAfrica
Mawenzi →	isEasternPeakOf
Moshi →	isGatewayTo
Marangu Route →	isMostEstablishedRouteOn
Marangu Route →	isOldestRouteOn
Mawenzi →	isOneOfMainConesOf
Kilimanjaro Region →	knownFor
Machame Route →	locatedIn
Furtwängler Glacier ("summit of Mount Kilimanjaro") →	locatedNear
Furtwängler Glacier ("Kilimanjaro stratovolcano") →	locatedOnVolcano
Arusha, Tanzania →	near
Furtwängler Glacier ("Uhuru Peak") →	nearbyFeature
Amboseli National Park →	overlookedBy
Kilimanjaro National Park →	protects
Mawenzi ("Kilimanjaro volcanic complex") →	volcanicComplex
Mount Kilimanjaro ("Kilimanjaro volcanic group") →	volcanicField