Mount Kilimanjaro is located in northeastern Tanzania, in the national park of the same name. It is the highest peak in Africa, which is actually a dormant volcano. There are three cones – Kibo, Mavensi and Shira, Kibo is the highest and youngest peak, Mavensi is the oldest cone, its height is 5891.8 meters. Despite the fact that Mount Kilimanjaro is only three degrees from the equator, because of its height, the crater of Kibo is covered by snow all year round. The name comes from the Swahili language and supposedly means “the mountain that sparkles.
