Mount Kilimanjaro: Africa's Tallest Mountain
非洲最高山：吉力馬札羅山

主持人：陳彣 (Neil)

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At 5,895 meters tall, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania isn't just the tallest mountain in Africa. It's also the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, which means it's the tallest mountain that isn't part of a mountain range.

It's actually a volcano, and it has three cones. Two of the cones are extinct, but one could erupt again — although it hasn't erupted for 360,000 years.

Mount Kilimanjaro is so tall that there's always snow on the top. However, some scientists think all the snow could melt as Earth gets warmer. In 1973, the mountain and the forests around it all became part of Kilimanjaro National Park to try to protect the area.

In 1889, German geologist Hans Meyer, Austrian climber Ludwig Purtscheller and their guide Yohani Kinyala Lauwo became the first people to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

Now about 30,000 people climb the mountain every year. It's thought of as the easiest of the world's tallest mountains to climb because you don't need any special skills or climbing equipment.

But that doesn't mean it's easy. About 30% to 50% of climbers fail to get to the top.

All kinds of people have climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. American Anne Lorimor has the Guinness World Record for being the oldest person to climb it. In 2019, she got to the top aged 89.

Summary
吉力馬札羅山是一座有三座山峰的火山。 其中兩座是死火山，有一座還有可能再次噴發——雖然它已經有36萬年沒有爆發了。吉力馬札羅山的海拔很高，所以山頂總是有積雪。 不過，有些科學家認為所有的積雪，可能隨著全球暖化而融化。目前每年大約有3萬人攀爬此山。它被認為是最容易攀登的世界最高山，因為不需要任何特殊技能或攀登設備也能爬。

Words & Phrases
range山脈
volcano火山
cone圓錐體

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Article: Engoo Daily News
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