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Mount Kilimanjaro - Tanzania, Africa |
Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the highest mountain in the world and also become a place of tourism in Tanzania, Africa. This mountain has a height of 4600 when measured from the foot of the mountain. Kilimanjaro peak and the highest peak in Africa, with a height of 5895 meters above sea level. Kalimanjaro formerly called the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze is a mountain in northeastern Tanzania. Several theories emerged to explain the origin of its name, the name "Kilimanjaro" is derived from the Swahili language, meaning "mountain of light", which is similar to the local language, namely the Masai language, means "white mountain". The highest peak of this mountain, Uhuru Peak, which is used to call the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze in 1889.
Mount Kilimanjaro has three peaks which consists of three volcanic peaks: Kibo, mawenzi and shira. Trekking routes up Kilimanjaro, There are six official climbing routes used to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, namely: Marangu, Rongai, Lemosho, Shira, Umbwe and Machame.