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Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest — illustrated travel poster

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Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest

At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa

The Story

At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. It is an ancient extinct volcano, which during its period of activity (3.1-2.6 million years ago) is thought to have risen to 6,500 m. There are 12 remnant glaciers on the mountain, all receding rapidly, and four secondary peaks that sit at the head of the U-shaped glacial valleys. With its rugged glacier-clad summit