Mawenzi

Mawenzi is the second-tallest volcanic cone of the massif in , located east of Kilimanjaro's main summit. It rises to an elevation of 5,149 metres and has a prominence of 849 metres, making it the third-highest peak in Africa after Kilimanjaro's main summit and .
Photo: ProfessorX, Public domain.

Mawenzi

Latitude
-3.0933° or 3° 5′ 36″ south
Longitude
37.4564° or 37° 27′ 23″ east
Elevation
5,149 metres (16,893 feet)
Open location code
6G8VWF44+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 318579794
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Wiki­data ID
Q1283494
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Mawenzi” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Mawenzi
  • Dutch: Mawenzi
  • French: Mawenzi
  • German: Mawenzi
  • Italian: Mawenzi
  • Ladin: Mawenzi
  • Lithuanian: Mavenzis
  • Occitan (post 1500): Mawenzi
  • Polish: Mawenzi
  • Spanish: Mawenzi
  • Venetian: Mawenzi

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