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Der Kilimandscharo

Friday November 28, 2003
Africa's tallest mountain, Kilimanjaro, was long thought to be nothing but a legend. After all, how could there be a snow-capped peak so close to the equator? But German-speaking explorers were the first Europeans to ever see and climb Kilimanjaro—and establish the mountain's existence. - Part of our Berge der Welt almanac.

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