Mount Kilimanjaro

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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1. How high is Mount Kilimanjaro?
2. What is the location?
3. What is the geological formation?
4. Why does Mount Kilimanjaro have snow on top even though it is near the equator?
5. How many volcanic cones make up Mount Kilimanjaro?

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1. How high is Mount Kilimanjaro?5,895 meters (19,341 feet) above sea level
2. What is the location?Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania, East Africa
3. What is the geological formation?Formed by volcanic activity over 2 million years ago
4. Why does Mount Kilimanjaro have snow on top even though it is near the equator?Because the mountain is so tall, its summit stays very cold. That cold keeps snow and glaciers even though the mountain is close to the equator.
5. How many volcanic cones make up Mount Kilimanjaro?Mount Kilimanjaro is made of three cones: Shira, Kibo (which has the highest peak, Uhuru Peak), and Mawenzi.

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