Kilimanjaro National Park

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UNESCO World Heritage Site national park

Kilimanjaro National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northeastern Tanzania that protects the diverse ecosystems surrounding Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, and is renowned for its trekking and wildlife.

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Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → national park →
area	approximately 1688 square kilometres →
climate	tropical montane climate →
contains	Kibo summit crater → Mawenzi peak → Shira Plateau → glaciers → rainforest belt → subalpine vegetation → volcanic craters →
continent	Africa →
country	Tanzania →
designation	World Heritage Site → protected area →
ecosystem	alpine desert → heath zone → montane forest → moorland → nival zone →
established	1973 →
expanded	2005 →
governingBody	Tanzania National Parks Authority →
hasTouristRoutes	Lemosho Route → Machame Route → Marangu Route → Northern Circuit Route → Rongai Route → Umbwe Route →
highestElevation	19341 feet → 5895 metres →
highestPoint	Uhuru Peak →
IUCNCategory	II →
knownFor	diverse ecosystems → glacial summit → mountain climbing → scenic landscapes → trekking →
locatedIn	Kilimanjaro Region → northeastern Tanzania →
locatedNear	Kenya border →
mainActivity	multi-day trekking → nature photography → wildlife viewing →
nearestCity	Moshi →
partOf	Eastern Arc and Coastal Forests biodiversity hotspot → Eastern Rift Mountains →
protects	Kibo volcanic cone → Mawenzi volcanic cone → Mount Kilimanjaro → Shira volcanic cone →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ix) → (vii) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1987 →
wildlife	antelopes → blue monkeys → buffaloes → colobus monkeys → elephants → leopards → various bird species →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Furtwängler Glacier → Lemosho Route → Machame Route → Marangu Route → Mawenzi → Northern Icefield → Shira → Umbwe Route →	locatedIn
Rongai Route →	entersThrough
Kilimanjaro Region →	hasProtectedArea
Tanzania →	hasWorldHeritageSite
Furtwängler Glacier ("Kilimanjaro National Park World Heritage Site") →	heritageSite
Shira ("UNESCO World Heritage Site designation of Kilimanjaro National Park") →	isProtectedBy
Moshi ("Mount Kilimanjaro National Park") →	near
Kilimanjaro Region →	touristAttraction
Mount Kilimanjaro →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Mount Kilimanjaro →	withinProtectedArea