Mawenzi

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mountain peak volcanic cone

Mawenzi is the jagged, eroded eastern peak of Mount Kilimanjaro and one of its three main volcanic cones.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain peak → volcanic cone →
climbingStatus	more technically difficult than Kibo → technical climbing required →
country	Tanzania →
elevation	5149 m → approximately 5149 metres above sea level →
eruptionStatus	extinct →
firstAscentBy	Edward Oehler NERFINISHED → Fritz Klute →
firstAscentYear	1912 →
geologicalAge	Pleistocene volcanic edifice →
geologicalSetting	East African Rift system →
hasClimbingRoutes	technical rock and mixed routes →
hasFeature	rock towers → sharp ridges → steep cliffs →
hasGlaciers	largely deglaciated →
highestPoint	Hans Meyer Peak NERFINISHED →
highestPointElevation	5149 m →
isEasternPeakOf	Mount Kilimanjaro →
isOneOfMainConesOf	Mount Kilimanjaro →
locatedIn	Kilimanjaro National Park → Kilimanjaro Region → Tanzania →
locatedOn	Kilimanjaro massif →
locatedOnContinent	Africa →
mapLabel	Mawenzi Peak →
morphology	heavily eroded → jagged →
mountainRange	Eastern Rift mountains (Kilimanjaro massif) →
nameLanguage	Swahili →
nameMeaning	the dark one →
nearestMajorTown	Moshi →
oneOfThreeMainVolcanicConesWith	Kibo → Shira →
partOf	Mount Kilimanjaro →
prominenceRelativeToKibo	subordinate peak of Kilimanjaro →
protectedAreaStatus	within a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Kilimanjaro National Park) →
rank	third-highest peak in Africa →
rankInTanzania	second-highest peak in Tanzania →
region	northeastern Tanzania →
relativePositionOnKilimanjaro	east of Kibo →
saddleElevation	approximately 4300 m →
separatedFrom	Kibo by the Saddle →
visibility	visible from the town of Moshi →
volcanicComplex	Kilimanjaro volcanic complex →
volcanoType	stratovolcano remnant →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kilimanjaro National Park ("Mawenzi peak") →	contains
Shira ("Mawenzi summit") →	hasViewOf
Mount Kilimanjaro →	hasVolcanicCone
Mawenzi ("Mawenzi Peak") →	mapLabel
Shira →	olderThan
Kilimanjaro National Park ("Mawenzi volcanic cone") →	protects