How does a mountain 5895m high end up, all by itself, in the heart of the East African plain. ... Detail of HH Johnston's map of Kilimanjaro ... read more
Mount Kilimanjaro is a stratovolcano that formed as the plates below it dropped and porous basalt rock magma erupted through the surface of the ocean. The magma and other debris formed layers with each eruption, eventually rising high enough to bring Mount Kilimanjaro to its height of 19,341 feet. read more