Summit elevation (Uhuru Peak)5,895 m
248Tennis court lengths
328 billionthsLight-minutes
387Garden hose lengths
Highest point in Africa
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Mount Kilimanjaro
Africa's highest peak and a freestanding volcanic giant/Mountains
Kilimanjaro is a dormant stratovolcano in Tanzania and the highest freestanding mountain in the world. Its summit glaciers, once vast, have shrunk dramatically -- losing over 80% of their area since 1912. At nearly 5,895 meters, you can walk from tropical jungle to arctic ice in a single ascent.
Measurements
Summit glacier area1.6 million m²
400 millionthsRhode Islands
24.6 millionToilet seats
1.78Airport runways
As of recent surveys; was over 12 km squared in 1900
Base diameter50,000 m
81,967Nightstand heights
3.3 billionWhite blood cells
41,667Ski pole lengths
Approximate diameter of the volcanic base
Base-to-peak rise4,900 m
891King cobras
58Olympic straights
Rises from the surrounding plateau at roughly 900 m elevation
Summit average temperature253 K
7.6 tenthsHot cocoa cups
3.29Liquid nitrogen
9.9 tenthsDeep freezers
About -20 degrees C; relatively mild for this altitude due to equatorial location
Crater diameter (Kibo)2,400 m
45,283Matchbox lengths
4.3 trillionSalt crystals
7,273Hammer lengths
The main crater at the summit of Kibo cone