Kilimanjaro National Park

Kilimanjaro National Park was established in 1973 and now occupies 756 square meters. miles. Piedmont is located at an altitude of 1829 m above sea level, and the peak of Kibo - at an altitude of 5895 m At a height of Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain and the highest peak in the world, where you can walk. Base diameter is as much as 60 kilometers. Kilimanjaro National Park was included in the World Heritage List in 1987
Mount Kilimanjaro - the highest single mountain in the world. Mount Kilimanjaro was formed as a result of a series of volcanic movements. As a result of volcanic activity have formed three peaks - Shira, Kibo and Mawenzi. Although Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano, it is not an extinct volcano. In other words, you can sometimes hear the ominous noise and observed emissions of gases from the crater holes.
First mention of the history of Kilimanjaro to the II century AD On the map of Ptolemy (Ptolemy - the ruler of Egypt), we can see these mountains. However, the Europeans are not taken seriously in these references up to the 17th century, when they saw with their own eyes "the glaciers, the heart of Africa."
Wildlife National Park, Kilimanjaro incredibly rich: on the north side is home to lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, buffalo and eland, and on the south - a monkey, African lemurs, tolstotely, Queen, duiker. Birds are not inferior to the animals in its diversity and abundance: hornbills, buzzards, vultures, bearded, crowned eagles, and many smaller birds. His diversity also affects the world of insects.