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Mount Kenya in Mount Kenya National Park is the highest mountain in Africa. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Giant Lobelia in foreground. (Mt. Kenya; Mt. Kenya National Park; mountains; rugged mountain; African geography, African landscape, stratovolcano)
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News •

Raila's entry into government alienates Kindiki and Mudavadi • Mar. 8, 2025, 10:07 PM ET (The Standard)
Puzzle of Mt Kenya schools on their deathbed • Mar. 7, 2025, 7:20 AM ET (Nation.Africa)
Kindiki to Mt Kenya: Get ready for my mega homecoming • Mar. 1, 2025, 3:26 AM ET (Nation.Africa)
Gachagua: Mt Kenya leaders want to ditch UDA for by-elections • Feb. 24, 2025, 10:34 AM ET (The Standard)
Ex-Meru governor Kiraitu Murungi urges Ruto to 'dismantle' Mount Kenya for equal regional visibility • Feb. 19, 2025, 6:30 AM ET (Nation.Africa)

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Mount Kenya in Mount Kenya National Park is the highest mountain in Africa. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Giant Lobelia in foreground. (Mt. Kenya; Mt. Kenya National Park; mountains; rugged mountain; African geography, African landscape, stratovolcano)
Africa’s Physical Features
Blue Ridge Mountains. Blue Ridge Parkway. Autumn in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, United States. Appalachian Highlands, Ridge and Valley, The Appalachian Mountain system
All About Mountains Quiz
Church of Saint George (Bet Giyorgis), Lalibela, Ethiopia. UNESCO World Heritage site.
Geography of Africa Quiz
Demystified
Arenal Volcano in northwestern Costa Rica in the province of Alajuela.
Are Volcanoes Dangerous When They’re Not Erupting?