List of glaciers in Africa
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This is a list of glaciers in Africa.
Kenya
- Main article: List of names on Mount Kenya#Glaciers
(All located on the upper slopes of Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian , Nelion and Point Lenana . Mount Kenya is located in central Kenya, just south of the equator, around north-northeast of the capital Nairobi...
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- Cesar Glacier
- Diamond Glacier
- Darwin Glacier (Kenya)
- Forel Glacier
- Gregory Glacier
- Heim Glacier
- Josef Glacier
- Kraph Glacier
- Lewis Glacier
- Northey Glacier
- Tyndall Glacier
Tanzania
(All located on the summit of Mount KilimanjaroMount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa at above sea level .-Geology:...
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- Arrow Glacier
- Balletto Glacier
- Barranco Glacier
- Credner Glacier
- Decken Glacier
- Diamond Glacier
- Drygalski Glacier
- Eastern Ice Field
- Furtwängler GlacierFurtwängler GlacierThe Furtwängler Glacier is located near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Furtwängler Glacier is a small remnant of an enormous icecap which once crowned the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. This icecap has retreated significantly over the past century; between 1912 and 2000, 82 percent of...
- Heim Glacier
- Kersten Glacier
- Ratzel Glacier
- Rebmann GlacierRebmann GlacierThe Rebmann Glacier is located near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and is a small remnant of an enormous icecap which once crowned the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. This icecap has retreated significantly over the past century and between 1912 and the 2000, 82 percent of the glacial...
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