Mountains of Tanzania - Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing Routes, Moshi, Ol Doinyo Lengai, Battle of Kilimanjaro (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing Routes, Moshi, Ol Doinyo Lengai, Battle of Kilimanjaro, Dendrosenecio Kilimanjari, Mount Meru, International School Moshi, Kilimanjaro National Park, Arusha National Park, Summit on the Summit, Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union, Ngurdoto Crater, Poroto Mountains, Loleza Mountain. Excerpt: Loleza Mountain is a mountain of Tanzania . It is located in the Mbeya Region, behind the city of Mbeya .References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is an inactive stratovolcano in north-eastern Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895 metres or 19,341 ft (the Uhuru Peak ). Mount Kilimanjaro is among the tallest freestanding mountains in the world, rising 4600 m (15,100 feet) from the base.The exact meaning and origin of the name Kilimanjaro is unknown. It is thought to be a combination of the Swahili word Kilima (meaning "mountain") and the Kichagga word Njaro, loosely translated as "whiteness," giving the name White Mountain. The name Kibo in Kichagga means "spotted" and refers to rocks seen on snowfields. The Swahili word Uhuru translates as "freedom," a name given to commemorate Tanzanian independence from Great Britain in 1961.Climatic conditions Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and fourth highest of the Seven Summits . It is among the tallest freestanding mountains in the world, with Uhuru Peak rising to an altitude of 15,100 feet (4,600 m) from base to summit.Kilimanjaro is composed of three distinct volcanic cones: Kibo 19,340 feet (5895 meters); Mawenzi 16,896 feet (5149 m); and Shira 13,000 feet (3962 m). Uhuru Peak is the highest summit on Kibo's crater rim.Kilimanjaro is a giant s...