Hans Meyer Cave
Hans Meyer Cave is a cave in Motamburu Kitendeni, Rombo District, Kilimanjaro and has an elevation of 5,237 metres. Hans Meyer Cave is situated nearby to the volcano Mount Kibo, as well as near Reusch Crater.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Kilimanjaro and Furtwängler Glacier.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Photo: ZSM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Kilimanjaro is an inactive stratovolcano in northeast Tanzania, near the border with Kenya. At 5,895 m above sea level, Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest peak and the world's highest free-standing mountain.
Furtwängler Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Yosemite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Furtwängler Glacier is located near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The glacier is named after Walter Furtwängler who, with Siegfried König, formed the fourth party to ascend to the summit of Kilimanjaro in 1912. Furtwängler Glacier is situated 2½ km west of Hans Meyer Cave.
Hans Meyer Cave
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Motamburu Kitendeni, Rombo District, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-3.07703° or 3° 4′ 37″ southLongitude
37.3748° or 37° 22′ 29″ eastElevation
5,237 metres (17,182 feet)Open location code
6G8VW9FF+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 652427718OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to German—“Hans Meyer Cave” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Jeskyně Hanse Meyera”
- German: “Hans-Meyer-Höhle”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Reusch Crater and Uhuru Peak.
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