Mount Kilimanjaro
noun
uk/ˌmaʊnt kɪl.ɪ.mənˈdʒɑː.rəʊ/us/ˌmaʊnt kɪl.ə.mənˈdʒɑːr.oʊ/(alsoKilimanjaro)thehighestmountaininAfrica,situatedin thenorthernpartof Tanzania:
Thefertile, well-wateredslopesofMountKilimanjaro have formillenniabeenhometovarioussocieties.
It hascertainlybeen thepracticeon Kilimanjaro sincepeoplebegantobuildpermanentdomesticstructuresin the mid-twentiethcentury.
- ThenationalparkincludesthewholeofMountKilimanjaro above thetreelineand thesurroundingmontaneforestbeltabove 6,000feet.
- The rainshadow to thenorthwestofMountMeru andMountKilimanjaro isresponsiblefor one of the mostaridareasof Tanzania.
- ThehighlandsarelocatedaroundMountKilimanjaro.
Geography: hills & mountains
- acclivity
- craggy
- escarpment
- esker
- highlands
- landform
- Marilyn
- mesa
- mid-ocean ridge
- motte
- pinnacle
- precipitous
- scarp
- slope
- spur
- steep
- the Adirondack Mountains
- the Alaska Range
- the Alps
- the Andes