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Mount Meru ...

... from Arusha, Tanzania, 2000

 

Mount Meru is an active stratovolcano located 70 kilometres west of Mount Kilimanjaro. At a height of 4,566 metres , it is still visible from Mt Kilimanjaro on a clear day, and is the fifth highest mountain in Africa.

Mount Meru is the topographic centerpiece of Arusha National Park. Its fertile slopes rise above the surrounding savanna and support a forest that hosts diverse wildlife, including nearly 400 species of birds, and also monkeys and leopards. (Wikipedia)

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Uploaded on September 16, 2009
Taken on September 16, 2009