Mount Kenya

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Mount Kenya is an extinct stratovolcano in central Kenya and Africa’s second-highest mountain, renowned for its rugged peaks, glaciers, and alpine ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
extinct volcano
mountain
national park
stratovolcano
climateZone alpine
montane
subalpine
country Kenya
culturalSignificanceFor Embu people
Kikuyu people
Meru people
elevation 17057 ft
5199 m
firstAscentBy César Ollier
Halford Mackinder
Joseph Brocherel
firstAscentOfMainPeak 1899
geologicalAge Pliocene to Pleistocene
governingBody Kenya Wildlife Service
hasBiodiversity endemic animal species
endemic plant species
hasEcosystem afro-alpine ecosystem
hasGlacier Cesar Glacier
Darwin Glacier
linked to: Gregory Glacier

Forel Glacier
Gregory Glacier
Heim Glacier
linked to: Gregory Glacier

Krapf Glacier
Lewis Glacier
Nanyuki Glacier
Tyndall Glacier
hasLandUse hydropower catchment
tourism destination
water catchment area
hasPopularActivity mountaineering
technical rock climbing
trekking
hasPopularClimbingRoute Chogoria route
Naro Moru route
Sirimon route
hasSummit Batian
Nelion
Point Lenana
hasVegetationZone bamboo forest
heath zone
montane forest
moorland
nival zone
highestPeak Batian
highestPointOf Kenya
isSourceOfRiver Ewaso Ng’iro
Nanyuki River
linked to: Thika River

Tana River
Thika River
lastEruption Pleistocene
linked to: Pleistocene epoch
listedOn UNESCO World Heritage List
locatedIn central Kenya
locatedOnContinent Africa
meaningOfTraditionalName place of brightness
mountainRange Mount Kenya massif
linked to: Mount Kenya
nearCity Embu
Meru
Nanyuki
partOf Eastern Rift mountains
linked to: East African Rift
prominence 3825 m
protectedBy Mount Kenya National Park
secondHighestMountainOf Africa
secondHighestPeak Nelion
thirdHighestPeak Point Lenana
traditionalName Kirinyaga
UNESCOExtensionYear 2013
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1997
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus natural site
volcanicStatus extinct
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Kenya mountain Mount Kenya
East Africa contains Mount Kenya
East African Rift contains Mount Kenya
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Kikuyu region Mount Kenya region
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Mount Kenya mountainRange Mount Kenya massif
linked to: Mount Kenya
Kikuyu traditionalSacredPlace Mount Kenya
subject linked to: Gikuyu
Gĩkũyũ sacredMountain Mount Kenya
Kikuyu people sacredMountain Mount Kenya
Thika River flowsFrom Mount Kenya
Chogoria route locatedOn Mount Kenya
Chogoria route approaches Mount Kenya main peaks
linked to: Mount Kenya
Kirinyaga traditionalNameFor Mount Kenya
Kirinyaga worshipPracticedAt Mount Kenya
Batian partOf Mount Kenya
Batian mountainRange Mount Kenya massif
linked to: Mount Kenya
Batian highestPointOf Mount Kenya
Batian parentPeak Mount Kenya
Nelion locatedIn Mount Kenya
Nelion mountainRange Mount Kenya massif
linked to: Mount Kenya
Nelion mapLabel Nelion (Mt Kenya)
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Point Lenana partOf Mount Kenya
Point Lenana mountainRange Mount Kenya massif
linked to: Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya National Park protects Mount Kenya
Nanyuki Glacier locatedOn Mount Kenya
Nanyuki Glacier partOf Mount Kenya glacier system
linked to: Mount Kenya
Joseph Brocherel placeOfActivity Mount Kenya
Joseph Brocherel climbed Mount Kenya
Naro Moru route locatedOn Mount Kenya
Embu locatedOnSlopeOf Mount Kenya
Meru locatedNear Mount Kenya
César Ollier mountainClimbed Mount Kenya
first recorded ascent of Mount Kenya mountain Mount Kenya
subject linked to: César Ollier
Nanyuki locatedNear Mount Kenya
Meru people sacredGeography Mount Kenya
Forel Glacier locatedOn Mount Kenya
Forel Glacier locatedInMountainRange Mount Kenya massif
linked to: Mount Kenya
Forel Glacier partOf Mount Kenya glacial system
linked to: Mount Kenya
Embu people sacredLandscape Mount Kenya
Kenyan associatedWith Mount Kenya