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  Rising high above the plains of Tazaania,Mount Kilimanjaro is the Tallest mountain in Africa.Mount Kilimanjaro stands alone.It is not part of a mountain chain and is not connected to any other mountain.It is the tallest free-standing mountain in the world.Mount Kilimanjaro ranks as one of the biggest volcanoes on earth,although it is actually made up of three volcanoes. The tallest is a cone-shaped volcano named Kibo.Its highest peak rises 19,341 feet(5,895 meters) above sea level.Mawenzi is shorter and has a jagged peak.Shira collapsedLong ago and has eroded,or worn away,so much that its once jagged peak has become a flat Plateau. location Map Mount Kilmanjaro