Mount Kenya

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World Heritage Site extinct volcano mountain national park stratovolcano

Mount Kenya is an extinct stratovolcano in central Kenya and Africa’s second-highest mountain, renowned for its rugged peaks, glaciers, and alpine ecosystems.

Aliases (2)

Mount Kenya region ×2
Mount Kenya massif ×1

Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Heritage Site → extinct volcano → mountain → national park → stratovolcano →
climateZone	alpine → montane → subalpine →
country	Kenya →
culturalSignificanceFor	Embu people → Kikuyu people → Meru people →
elevation	17057 ft → 5199 m →
firstAscentBy	César Ollier → Halford Mackinder → Joseph Brocherel →
firstAscentOfMainPeak	1899 →
geologicalAge	Pliocene to Pleistocene →
governingBody	Kenya Wildlife Service →
hasBiodiversity	endemic animal species → endemic plant species →
hasEcosystem	afro-alpine ecosystem →
hasGlacier	Cesar Glacier NERFINISHED → Darwin Glacier NERFINISHED → Forel Glacier → Gregory Glacier NERFINISHED → Heim Glacier NERFINISHED → Krapf Glacier NERFINISHED → Lewis Glacier NERFINISHED → Nanyuki Glacier → Tyndall Glacier NERFINISHED →
hasLandUse	hydropower catchment → tourism destination → water catchment area →
hasPopularActivity	mountaineering → technical rock climbing → trekking →
hasPopularClimbingRoute	Chogoria route → Naro Moru route → Sirimon route →
hasSummit	Batian → Nelion → Point Lenana →
hasVegetationZone	bamboo forest → heath zone → montane forest → moorland → nival zone →
highestPeak	Batian →
highestPointOf	Kenya →
isSourceOfRiver	Ewaso Ng’iro → Nanyuki River → Tana River → Thika River →
lastEruption	Pleistocene →
listedOn	UNESCO World Heritage List →
locatedIn	central Kenya →
locatedOnContinent	Africa →
meaningOfTraditionalName	place of brightness →
mountainRange	Mount Kenya massif →
nearCity	Embu → Meru → Nanyuki →
partOf	Eastern Rift mountains →
prominence	3825 m →
protectedBy	Mount Kenya National Park →
secondHighestMountainOf	Africa →
secondHighestPeak	Nelion →
thirdHighestPeak	Point Lenana →
traditionalName	Kirinyaga →
UNESCOExtensionYear	2013 →
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1997 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	natural site →
volcanicStatus	extinct →
volcanoType	stratovolcano →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
East Africa → East African Rift →	contains
Afromontane forests ("Mount Kenya region") →	foundIn
Margherita Peak →	higherPeaksInAfrica
Kenya →	highestPoint
Kenya →	mountain
Mount Kenya ("Mount Kenya massif") →	mountainRange
Kikuyu ("Mount Kenya region") →	region