Kilimanjaro
Tanzania's famous peak
Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 19,341 feet.
Its snow-capped summit rising above equatorial plains makes it one of the world's most recognizable mountains.
Climbers from around the world attempt to reach Uhuru Peak, its highest point.
Hemingway's "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" cemented its place in popular imagination.
Tanzanian ecosystem of grasslands
Adjusting to new conditions
- portersThose who carry baggage
- basecampExpedition's operational center
- hikingRecreational trail walking
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
trail · camping · backpacking · guide · endurance · gear · hydration · gaiters
Layered cone-shaped volcanic mountain
- dormantInactive but capable
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- fumaroleVolcanic gas vent
sulfur · ash pit · lava · magma · geology · tectonics · volcanic cone · glacial
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
bucket list · postcard · silhouette · sunrise · legendary · monumental · panorama · vista
Boundary of circular depression
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- snowcapFrozen peak covering
- highest pointMaximum elevation or level
- headlampForward-facing vehicle light
altitude · elevation · apex · pinnacle · ascent · mountaintop · freestanding
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- moorlandOpen uncultivated upland
- heathOpen land with shrubs
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- montaneOf cooler elevated zones
treeline · endemic · lobelia · elephant · buffalo · cloud forest · vegetation · biodiversity
Alaska's towering peak
- AconcaguaAndes' highest peak
- Mont BlancHighest Alpine mountain
- EverestTallest peak on Earth
- K2Earth's second-highest peak
Serengeti
Tanzanian ecosystem of grasslands
acclimatization
Adjusting to new conditions
- portersThose who carry baggage
- basecampExpedition's operational center
- hikingRecreational trail walking
expedition · trail · camping · backpacking · guide · endurance · gear · hydration · gaiters · trekking poles
stratovolcano
Layered cone-shaped volcanic mountain
fumarole · sulfur · ash pit · lava · magma · geology · tectonics · volcanic cone · glacial · igneous
Hemingway
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
sublime · bucket list · postcard · silhouette · sunrise · legendary · monumental · panorama · vista
crater rim
Boundary of circular depression
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- snowcapFrozen peak covering
- highest pointMaximum elevation or level
headlamp · altitude · elevation · apex · pinnacle · ascent · mountaintop · freestanding
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
montane · treeline · endemic · lobelia · elephant · buffalo · cloud forest · vegetation · biodiversity · ecological
Denali
Alaska's towering peak
- AconcaguaAndes' highest peak
- Mont BlancHighest Alpine mountain
- EverestTallest peak on Earth
K2 · Kenya · freestanding · highest · volcanic peak
- montagneMont Blanc, K2, Matterhorn, Denali, Aconcagua
- African LandformsMount Kenya, Atlas Mountains, Table Mountain, Rift Valley, Albertine Rift
- African LandmarksPyramids of Giza, Great Sphinx, Sphinx, Karnak, Abu Simbel
- Biosphere ReservesYellowstone, Serengeti, Galapagos, Everglades, Sundarbans
- East African LandmarksMount Kenya, Lake Victoria, Serengeti, Great Rift Valley, Hell's Gate
- Tanzania PlacesZanzibar, Serengeti, Mara
KilimanjaroMariana Trench
Deepest oceanic chasm
Dead Sea · Challenger Deep · Death Valley · ocean floor · sea level
KilimanjaroDeath Valley
Below-sea-level California desert
Antarctica · Arctic · Greenland ice sheet · tundra · Djibouti
- Mount KilimanjaroAfrica's tallest mountain