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Mt Kilimanjaro

 
Place Names: Mt Kilimanjaro
  • Location: Tanzania
'Mountain of the God of Cold' from the Swahili kilima 'mountain' and njaro 'god of cold'. Although the highest mountain in Africa, it was not at first believed by Europeans to be snow-capped since it was so close to the equator.

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