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Fun fact 3 about Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro from Amboseli
mountain

The first ascent of the highest summit of Mawenzi was made on 29 July 1912 by German climbers Eduard Hans Oehler and Fritz Klute.

Kilimanjaro
Tanzania
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Kilimanjaro

Tanzania

Elevation
5,895 m
Countries
Tanzania
22nd tallest mountain in the world

Mount Kilimanjaro is a large dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world, at 5,895 m (19,341 ft) above sea level and 4,900 m (16,100 ft) above its plateau base.

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