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January 24, 1923
Edgefield Advertiser
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
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The United States Geological Survey reports small glaciers on three high equatorial African mountains: Mount Kilimanjaro (19,321 ft), Mount Ruwenzori (16,800 ft), and Mount Kenya (17,007 ft). Details include ice cap thickness on Kilimanjaro and glacier extents, noting larger sizes during the Ice Age.
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Glaciers at the Equator.
We do not usually think of glaciers in connection with "darkest Africa" or any other part of that continent, but according to the United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, there are small glaciers on three of the highest mountains in equatorial Africa—Mount Kilimanjaro, 19,321 feet high; Mount Ruwenzori 16,800 feet high, and Mount Kenya, about 17,007 feet high. On Kibo peak, which is a part of Mount Kilimanjaro, there is an ice cap 200 feet thick, which fills the ravines forming glaciers, several of which extend down to points 16,000 feet above sea level and one to 13,800 feet. Both Mount Ruwenzori and Mount Kenya are close to the equator, but their lowest glaciers extend down to points 12,700 and 14,460 feet, respectively, above sea level. A study of the moraines formed by these glaciers shows that during the Ice age the glaciers were much larger than they are now.
We do not usually think of glaciers in connection with "darkest Africa" or any other part of that continent, but according to the United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, there are small glaciers on three of the highest mountains in equatorial Africa—Mount Kilimanjaro, 19,321 feet high; Mount Ruwenzori 16,800 feet high, and Mount Kenya, about 17,007 feet high. On Kibo peak, which is a part of Mount Kilimanjaro, there is an ice cap 200 feet thick, which fills the ravines forming glaciers, several of which extend down to points 16,000 feet above sea level and one to 13,800 feet. Both Mount Ruwenzori and Mount Kenya are close to the equator, but their lowest glaciers extend down to points 12,700 and 14,460 feet, respectively, above sea level. A study of the moraines formed by these glaciers shows that during the Ice age the glaciers were much larger than they are now.
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Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Exploration
What keywords are associated?
Equatorial Glaciers
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Ruwenzori
Mount Kenya
Ice Age Moraines
United States Geological Survey
Where did it happen?
Equatorial Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Ruwenzori, Mount Kenya
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Equatorial Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Ruwenzori, Mount Kenya
Story Details
Small glaciers exist on high mountains near the equator in Africa, including details on their sizes and extents, with evidence of larger glaciers during the Ice Age from moraine studies.