Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in United Republic of Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: • Kibo • Mawenzi • Shira It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: 5’895 metres above sea level and about 4’900 metres above its plateau base, making it the highest volcano in Africa and the Eastern Hemisphere. Kilimanjaro is the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth. It is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and because of its shrinking glaciers and ice fields, which are projected to disappear between 2025 and 2035, it has been the subject of many scientific studies.