Shira volcanic cone

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Shira volcanic cone is an ancient, eroded volcanic formation that constitutes one of the three main peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

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Label Occurrences
Shira volcanic cone canonical 1
caldera (Shira) 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dormant volcano
eroded volcanic cone
volcanic cone
country Tanzania
forms Shira Plateau
hasAccessibility reached by Lemosho Route on Kilimanjaro
reached by Shira Route on Kilimanjaro
hasClimateZone alpine heath and moorland
hasConservationStatus protected area within national park
hasElevationRelativeToSeaLevel approximately 3800–3900 metres
hasFeature broad plateau-like summit area
remnant caldera
hasGeologicalAge older than Kibo cone
older than Mawenzi cone
hasGeologicalOrigin stratovolcano
hasLandformType high-altitude plateau
hasName Shira
hasNotableViewOf Kibo summit crater
surface form: Kibo summit

Mawenzi
surface form: Mawenzi peak
hasPeakType eroded volcanic remnant
hasProcessHistory caldera collapse
extensive erosion
hasRelativePosition western side of Mount Kilimanjaro
hasRockType basaltic lavas
trachybasaltic lavas
hasStatus extinct volcanic cone
hasTourismUse trekking route area on Mount Kilimanjaro
isComponentOf Kilimanjaro volcanic complex
isNorthOf Shira Ridge
isSouthwestOf Mawenzi
surface form: Mawenzi volcanic cone
isWestOf Kibo summit crater
surface form: Kibo volcanic cone

Uhuru Peak
isWithin East African Volcanic Province
surface form: Eastern Rift-related volcanic province
locatedIn East Africa
Kilimanjaro Region
Kilimanjaro National Park
surface form: Mount Kilimanjaro National Park

Tanzania
locatedOn Africa
surface form: African continent
mountainRange Eastern Rift mountains (Kilimanjaro massif)
surface form: Eastern Rift mountains
oneOf three main peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro
partOf Mount Kilimanjaro
volcanicArcOrBelt East African Rift
surface form: East African Rift volcanic system

Referenced by (2)

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Kilimanjaro National Park protects Shira volcanic cone
Eastern Rift mountains (Kilimanjaro massif) hasFeature Shira volcanic cone
this entity surface form: caldera (Shira)