Mt.

Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro’s Characteristics
● the highest mountain on the African continent.
● stratified volcano in northeastern Tanzania.
● Kilimanjaro means a shining mountain or white mountain in Swahili.

5,895m
 The Natural Environment of Mt. Kilimanjaro

● In Kilimanjaro, the plant beds continue from the bottom of the mountain to the
top, showing the semi-arid shrubland of the plateau, the southern foot of the
highland, the thick forest, the open wilderness, and the moss colony.
Volcanic Activity of Mt. Kilimanjaro
● Mt. Kilimanjaro is a stratified volcano, consisting of several layers of
high, hard lava, tephra (deprecated volcanic ash), and volcanic ash.
Stratified volcanoes are characterized by steep sides and periodic
eruptions. Lava flowing from stratified volcanoes tend to become sticky
and harden before spreading far.
Mt. kilimanjaro’s environmental issue

-The regional climate has become drier last 150 years.

-That causes the mountain’s glaciers to shrink by almost

90% of their former extent.

-The drier climate is also the reason for an increase in

the frequency and intensity of wild fires in the upper
areas of kilimanjaro, affecting forests.
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Animals in Mt. kilimanjaro

There are recordings of 154 species of mammals on mountain,

including 7 primates and hundreds of bird species.

There have been some rare spottings of large mammals such as

elephants, giraffes, buffalo as well as smaller, unique mammals

such as porcupines, honey badgers

and aardvarks