An extinct volcano on the border between Kenya and Uganda. It is 4,321 meters above sea level. It was active in connection with the formation of the Eastern Rift Valley, which runs north and south through Kenya (the Great Rift Valley). At the summit is a nearly circular crater about 8 km in diameter. There is no glacier on the summit because it does not reach the snow line, but glacial landforms such as moraines indicate that there was a glacier above an altitude of about 3,400 m during the ice age. Even today, snow can be seen for a short period from the end of April to May. It is said that the first Westerner to see this mountain was H. Stanley (1875). Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
ケニアとウガンダの国境にある死火山。標高4321m。ケニアを南北に貫く東リフト・バレーの形成に関連して活動した(アフリカ大地溝帯)。頂上には直径約8kmのほぼ円形をした火口がある。頂上が雪線高度に達しないので,現存する氷河はないが,モレーンなどの氷河地形から,氷河期には約3400mの高さより上に氷河があったことが知られる。今でも4月末から5月にかけての短い期間に積雪をみることがある。欧米人で最初にこの山を見たのはH.スタンリー(1875)といわれる。
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