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Mount Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, "Kibo", "Mawenzi", and "Shira", is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa, and rises approximately 4900m from its base to 5895m above sea level. The first persons known to have reached the summit of the mountain were Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller in 1889. The mountain is part of the Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major climbing destination. The mountain has been the subject of many scientific studies because of its shrinking glaciers and disappearing ice fields.Geology and physical featuresKilimanjaro is the highest dormant volcano in Africa..Kilimanjaro is a large stratovolcano and is composed of three distinct volcanic cones: Kibo, the highest; Mawenzi at 5149m; and Shira, the shortest at 4005m. Mawenzi and Shira are extinct, while Kibo is dormant and could erupt again.Uhuru Peak is the highest summit on Kibo's crater rim. The Tanzania National Parks Authority, a Tanzanian governmental agency, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization list the height of Uhuru Peak as 5895m. That height is based on a British Ordnance Survey in 1952. Since then, the height has been measured as 5892m in 1999, 5891m in 2008, and 5888m in 2014.

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