Shira Plateau

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geographical feature volcanic plateau

Shira Plateau is a high-altitude volcanic plateau on Mount Kilimanjaro known for its expansive views and unique alpine scenery.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Shira Plateau canonical	7
Shira 1 Camp	1
Shira Plateau area	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ volcanic plateau ⓘ
access	western approaches to Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ
climate	alpine climate ⓘ cool temperatures ⓘ large diurnal temperature variation ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Tanzania ⓘ
elevation	approximately 11800–12800 feet above sea level ⓘ approximately 3600–3900 metres above sea level ⓘ
geologicalAge	Pleistocene volcanic formation ⓘ
geologicalOrigin	remnant of an ancient volcanic cone ⓘ
hasCampsite	Shira Plateau self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Shira 1 Camp Shira 2 Camp ⓘ
hazard	rapidly changing mountain weather ⓘ risk of altitude sickness ⓘ
knownFor	expansive views of Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ panoramic views of Shira Cathedral and surrounding peaks ⓘ unique alpine scenery ⓘ
locatedIn	Kilimanjaro Region ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ
locatedOn	Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ
locatedOnFlankOf	Kilimanjaro Region ⓘ surface form: Kilimanjaro Western Slopes
management	Tanzania National Parks Authority ⓘ
partOf	Kilimanjaro National Park ⓘ Kilimanjaro National Park ⓘ surface form: Kilimanjaro World Heritage Site core zone
protectedStatus	within a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
terrain	high-altitude plateau ⓘ open moorland ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ
tourismType	mountain tourism ⓘ trekking tourism ⓘ
traversedBy	Lemosho Route ⓘ Northern Circuit tourism area ⓘ surface form: Northern Circuit Route Shira Route ⓘ
usedFor	acclimatization during Kilimanjaro climbs ⓘ high-altitude trekking ⓘ
vegetation	giant groundsels ⓘ giant lobelias ⓘ heathers ⓘ
vegetationZone	heath and moorland zone ⓘ
viewOf	Kibo summit crater ⓘ surface form: Kibo summit cone Mount Meru ⓘ surface form: Mount Meru (distant view on clear days) Shira Ridge ⓘ
wildlife	buffalo (occasional) ⓘ eland (occasional) ⓘ various bird species ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Machame Route → notableFeature → Shira Plateau ⓘ

Kilimanjaro National Park → contains → Shira Plateau ⓘ

Lemosho Route → offersViewOf → Shira Plateau ⓘ

Shira → givesNameTo → Shira Plateau ⓘ

Shira volcanic cone → forms → Shira Plateau ⓘ

Londorossi Gate → accesses → Shira Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shira Plateau area

Shira Plateau → hasCampsite → Shira Plateau self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shira 1 Camp

Shira Route → crosses → Shira Plateau ⓘ

Shira Route → offersViewOf → Shira Plateau ⓘ