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Kilimanjaro is the largest free-standing mountain in the world

It rises about 4,900 metres from the surrounding plains

Unlike ranges built by folding and collision, Kilimanjaro is a single volcanic mass standing alone on the East African plateau. Its summit, Uhuru Peak, reaches 5,895 metres and supports glaciers and a sequence of climate zones from farmland to arctic conditions. The glaciers have shrunk dramatically over the past century.

Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, 2024-05-22, DD 109 — Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · licence · source

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: It rises about 4,900 metres from the surrounding plains. The figure is taken from UNESCO, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a records & extremes fact?: Yes. It sits on the Records & Extremes shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.