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"Sepia" & mount Kilimanjaro

Picture by : Aad Born

Camera : Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II

scanned transparency/35mm slide

 

Indian Ocean

Mount Kilimanjaro (shining mountain in Swahili) near the equator

has a permanent snow and ice cap.

It is the tallest free-standing mountain on Earth.

The volcano consists of 3 volcanos.

"Kibo" is the highest and youngest cone. It has not been active in modern times, but steam and sulfur are still emitted.

This giant volcano is accompanied by about 20 other nearby volcanos.

 

As seen here, in 1970, it is still covered in snow and ice, and sometimes visible from passing ships in the Indian Ocean.

Often mistaken for being a cloud .

With its 5.895 meters it is the highest mountain of Africa.

 

Ptolemaeus mentioned the vulcano in 200AD.

 

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Uploaded on June 9, 2009
Taken sometime in 1970