Kilimanjaro - the highest mountain in Africa

So, Mount Kilimanjaro rises to 5895 meters above sea level and is in the north-eastern part of Tanzania.

As we have said, this is the highest mountain on the black continent.

The highest point of the mountain is the Uhuru peak, which is attributed to the Kibo volcano.

Mount Kilimanjaro consists of three main extinct volcanoes.

Unfortunately, the glacier that kept for more than 11 thousand years on the summit of Kilimanjaro melted.

And soon, only memories in the form of works by Hemingway and rare photographs will remain from the symbol of Africa with a whitening upper part.

By 2020, the snow cover will completely disappear from the top of the mountain.

The name of the mountain comes from the Swahili language and, it is assumed that Kilimanjaro means "a mountain that sparkles".

Climbing Kilimanjaro is possible only from Tanzania, although the mountain itself is also located on the territory of Kenya.

The peculiarity of climbing is the proximity to the equator.

And this means that when you climb, you will cross all climatic zones existing on our planet.