[DOC] [TLE] Mt. Kilimanjaro is located near the Equator but why is it always ... [PAR] Apr 21, 2009 ... Mt. Kilimanjaro is one among the tallest mountains and as it height crosses ... at 
the equator, so kilimanjaro at 5,895 is obviously snowy year-round. ... hey venkat 
that's a good question because even it lies near equator u ... Kilimanjaro & Mt.
Kenya though are on the lowest latitude ('zero') are at very high... [DOC] [TLE] Does It Snow At the Equator? | The Basement Geographer [PAR] Dec 19, 2011 ... The Equator does not go directly over the top of Mount Kenya's summit, ... but 
rather slices through the north slope of the mountain, reaching a maximum ... lies 
above the snow line, covered in a permanent, year-round snow cap. ... m in 
elevation, nowhere near the snow line at this latitude, this volcano hosts... [DOC] [TLE] Mount Kilimanjaro - Wikipedia [PAR] Mount Kilimanjaro with its three volcanic cones, "Kibo", "Mawenzi", and "Shira", is 
a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa, and rises 
approximately 4,900 m (16,000 ... Both Mawenzi and Kibo began erupting about 
1 million years ago. ..... Glacier ice also flowed through the Western Breach. [DOC] [TLE] Climate of Africa - Wikipedia [PAR] A map of Africa showing the ecological break around the Sahara Desert. Africa 
mainly lies within the intertropical zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the 
Tropic of ... Temperate climates remain rare through the continent except at very 
high ... year-round, the areas with the hottest summer climate, the highest 
sunshine... [DOC] [TLE] Mount Kenya - Beautiful World [PAR] Situated in central Kenya, just north of the equator, Mount Kenya lies within the 
Mount ... tallest peak in Kenya, and the second highest across the entire African 
continent. ... Together, these snow-capped mountains tower over the surrounding 
... Mount Kenya is an extinct volcano (last eruption 2.6 million years ago), which... [DOC] [TLE] Kilimanjaro | mountain, Tanzania | Britannica.com [PAR] Volcanic massif in northeastern Tanzania, near the Kenya border. Its central cone
, Kibo, rises to 19340 feet (5895 metres) and is the highest point in Africa. ... there 
were snow-capped mountains so close to the Equator was not believed until ... 
Though it lies in the tropics, its peak is covered with ice and snow year-round. [DOC] [TLE] Mount Kilimanjaro - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Nov 26, 2014 ... Kilimanjaro is 212 miles (340 km) south of the Equator, 174 miles ... Although no 
hills block the view of the mountain from the east, the humid Indian Ocean coast 
is usually ... Mawensi is the third highest peak in Africa, after Mount Kenya. ... 
though there had been rumors of the "snow-capped peak in close... [DOC] [TLE] Directory of tourism resources Africa | - Al Giardino [PAR] Africa straddles the equator and most of its area lies within the tropics. ... If you 
were to trek across the continent, you would pass through lush, green forests and 
... You would cross barren deserts, climb tall mountains, and ford some of the ... 
daily life remains largely the same as it has been for hundreds of years, as well 
as... [DOC] [TLE] Africa Atlas - UNEP [PAR] Chernozem soils located in and around the Congo Basin as well as in ... 
Mountains in Africa generally occur as widely scattered exceptions ... Africa's 
mountains are volcanoes created as magma rose through ..... The equator lies 
very near to the halfway mark of the African ... the year varies little for most of 
equatorial Africa. [DOC] [TLE] Why is the peak of a mountain near the equator covered with snow [PAR] Temperature decreases with altitude, by an average of about 6.5 degrees C per 
1000 meters. ... No creatures can live in the highest regions of tall mountains, 
withstanding the ... What is the mountain near the equator that has snow year 
round its peak? ... Areas near the equator never usually receive temperatures 
below 75... [DOC] [TLE] Glaciers of

Question: Though this highest African mountain lies near the equator, it usually remains snowcapped year-round
Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro