Hikers resting after leaving Uhuru peak summit of Kibo, Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania.

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Visitors to Africa's tallest mountain and the tallest freestanding mountain in the world, Mount Kilimanjaro, pass through five distinct vegetation zones as they climb in altitude--bushlands, forest, semi-alpine heath, alpine desert, and the arctic zone.

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Size: 4768px × 3173px
Location: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Morgan Trimble / Alamy / Afripics
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