Is Mount kilimanjaro a doormat Valcano?

Answer 1

Mount kilimanjaro is on the eastern margins of rift valley.

While the volcano appears to be dormant on the inside, events on top of the mountain have been drawing global attention recently. The glaciers that have covered the top of the mountain for the past 11,700 years are rapidly disappearing. Over the past century, the ice cap volume has dropped by more than 80%[1]. In 2002, a study led by Ohio State University ice core paleoclimatologist Lonnie Thompson [2] predicted that ice on top of Africa's tallest peak would be gone between 2015 and 2020 [3] [4]. In March 2005, it was reported that the peak was now almost bare for the first time in 11,000 years [5]. A comparison of ice core records from Kilimanjaro suggests that conditions similar to those of today have not existed since then. Though the cause of the reduction in ice volume is in dispute, the loss of the Kilimanjaro ice fields will carry significant climatological and hydrological implications for local populations who depend on water from the ice fields during the dry seasons and monsoon failures.

As of January 2006, the Western Breach route has been closed by the Tanzanian government following a rockslide which killed four people at Arrow Glacier Camp. The rockslide is believed to have been caused by frost action in an area which is no longer permanently frozen.

After the Western Breach route was closed in January 2006, many expeditions that had intended to use this route have instead used the Lemosho/Barafu route. As the Western Breach route, this route starts to the west and goes up the Shira Ridge towards Lava Tower. Instead of going up to Arrow Glacier camp and the breach, however, this route goes around the southern edge of Kili towards Barafu camp. From Barafu Camp, around 15,200 ft (4,630 m) altitude, a nighttime summit attempt is usually attempted.

Answer 2

Holy Cow...that spell check button of yours must have tons of dust on it.

Mount Kilimanjaro is a doormat to no vOlcano, but it is classified as stratovolcano with no current activity.

Answer 3

Mount Kilimanjaro located in Tanzania,Africa is dormant also called K2.

Answer 4

Mt. Kilimanjaro is indeed a volcano. In fact ther has been recent volcanic activity around the area. It is located in Tanzania and is considered one of Africa's greatest naural wonders.

Answer 5

I think you mean a dormant volcano, and yer, Kilimanjaro is one. That doesn't mean it won't erupt in the future, just that it hasn't erupted recently. There has been some activity recently, such as quickly melting glaciers, which may be signs that it will become active again.

Answer 6

Well I checked the net quick and the consensus seems to be that at the moment it is resting. In other words, it's fairly safe. Most people seem to think of it as a little more active then Yellowstone in the U.S.

Answer 7

It lays in front of the front door and I wipe my feet on it before coming into the house.

Answer 8

Yeah, as far as volcanoes go...it blows.