{"id":39,"count":9,"description":"<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAICRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \">Mount Kilimanjaro<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong> is a majestic stratovolcano located in northeastern <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \">Tanzania<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong>, near the border with Kenya. Standing at an impressive <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \">5,895 meters (19,341 feet)<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong> above sea level, it proudly holds the title of the <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \">highest mountain in Africa<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong> and the <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \">tallest free-standing mountain on Earth<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong>, meaning it is not part of a wider mountain range. The massif is composed of three distinct volcanic cones: <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \">Shira<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong>, <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \">Mawenzi<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong>, and the prominent, snow-capped <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \">Kibo<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong>. While Shira and Mawenzi are entirely extinct, Kibo is classified as a dormant volcano that could theoretically erupt again in the future.\u00a0<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\r\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAICRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \"><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \"><strong>Ecology and Trekking<\/strong><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\r\n<div role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIChAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \">Rising dramatically above the surrounding African savannah, Kilimanjaro acts as a climate simulator. 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