Kilimanjaro - Africa's Highest Mountain

Here are the facts on Kilimanjaro, Africa's Highest Mountain...

Location: Tanzania, Africa

Height: 19,340ft/5895m

What: Volcano

History: First climbed in 1889 by German geographer Hans Meyer and Austrian mountaineer Ludwig Purtscheller

Other: One of the seven summits; the world's highest free-standing mountain

Links:

Facts and info about volcanoes: http://volcano.und.edu/

Comprehensive Kilimanjaro website:http://www.climbmountkilimanjaro.com/

Glaciers on Kilimanjaro:http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10856

Chagga;Tanzania's third largest ethnic group:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagga