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Mount Kilimanjaro (/ ˌ k ɪ l ɪ m ə n ˈ dʒ ɑː r oʊ /) [3] is a dormant volcano in Tanzania.It is the highest mountain in Africa and one of the highest free ...
Kilimanjaro National Park is a Tanzanian national park located 300 kilometres (190 mi) south of the equator [1] in the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. The park is located near the region of Moshi. [3] The park includes the whole of Mount Kilimanjaro above the tree line and the surrounding montane forest belt above 1,820 metres (5,970 ft).
Kilimanjaro Region (Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. [2] The regional capital and largest city is the municipality of Moshi . With the 3rd highest HDI of 0.640 in the country, Kilimanjaro is one among the top five most developed regions of Tanzania. [ 1 ]
Moshi CBD as seen from Lower Moshi rice fields.. Moshi is a municipality and the capital of Kilimanjaro region in the Northeastern Tanzania.As of 2017, the municipality has an estimated population of 201,150 and a population density of 3,409 persons per km 2. [2]
Northeast Tanzania exhibits a mountainous terrain and includes Mount Meru, an active volcano, Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano, and the Usambara and Pare mountain ranges. Kilimanjaro attracts thousands of tourists each year. West of those mountains is the Gregory Rift, which is the eastern arm of the Great Rift Valley.
Tanzania is mountainous and densely forested in the north-east, where Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world, is located. Three of the African Great Lakes are partly within Tanzania. To the north and west lie Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, and Lake ...
Rank Country Highest point Elevation 18 Algeria Mount Tahat: 2,908 m (9,541 ft) 22 Angola Morro de Môco: 2,620 m (8,596 ft) 52 Benin Mont Sokbaro: 658 m (2,159 ft)
Mount Etna near Catania in Sicily. Tallest active volcano in Europe. Recently erupted in 2013 and volcanic activity is still ongoing. Listed as a Decade Volcano. Mount Vesuvius, located 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) east of Naples in Campania. Famous for its violent eruption in August 24, A.D. 79. Its last eruption happened in March 1944.