Along with neighboring Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro forms a huge interdependent ecosystem, containing the largest concentration of wildlife on earth.
Two islands off the eastern coast of Africa. These ruins reflect the maritime power of the medieval city-state that controlled the East African coastline in the 13th & 14th centuries.
At 19,000 feet, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa. It is situated in Tanzania near the Kenyan border.
Kilimanjaro is an extinct volcano which grew in height after each eruption, over a period of 2 million years. It has two peaks : The largest - Kibo is covered with snow 200 meters deep. Several large ice glaciers cover the slopes of the peak which has a 600 ft deep crater. The smaller of the two - Mawenzi is 17560 feet high.
Lynn Salmon <>{ Last updated: April 23, 2007